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[humveedriver]

I'm amazed you get that far.

I get the nods right about the final hour descending into ATL or MKE, every, single time.

Two words.. Red bull.

 

[Britpilot]

I disagree, as much as you dislike the SLI outcome, GK did try to make the deal as friendly to you all as possible (keep all captain seats as an example).

Labor harmony and every pilot having a vote being number two example of GK making sure pilots had a say.

So then add "No furloughs" retorted by GK and others numerous times and you will have no furloughs. You may fly min guarantee, or sit and not fly banking min guarantee, but there will be no furloughs.

Why?

Because WE are watching, and if he goes back on his word to you, he is toast. He is already on less than thin ice on our side. One hiccup and our goodwill is forever gone.

Glad you think that way.
However, no one has promised no furloughs on the AAI side, just that furloughs will try to be avoided. All furloughs will be on the AAI side until 2015.
I wish I could share your confidence.

 

[Tripower455]

Oh yeah, I bet the PM guys get tubed with the 1201AM box time.

Thanks Gary!

No, we'll still get the 0530, like we do now.

 

[Cometman]

Glad you think that way.
However, no one has promised no furloughs on the AAI side, just that furloughs will try to be avoided. All furloughs will be on the AAI side until 2015.
I wish I could share your confidence.

OK, we all understand how you feel. Now quit whining. You are starting to sound like a spoiled child.

 

[PCL_128]

You know, for someone who claims not to work for Southwest, you sure spend an awful lot of time posting on SWA threads and worrying about what ATN pilots think about SWA issues.

 

[Britpilot]

OK, we all understand how you feel. Now quit whining. You are starting to sound like a spoiled child.

If it offends you so much quit reading the thread d1ckhead .

 

[maxblast72]

That is why we will see furloughs on the AAI side.

Current delivery schedule has 119 brand new Boeing 737s coming from Seattle from 2012 to 2015. Current retirement plans have approximately 130-150 aircraft leaving over the same time period (88 B717s and 40-60 Classics). There will be also be 400-500 medical, early, and mandatory pilot retirements over the same time period.

With Jet A prices dropping well below $3/gallon over the last few months and revenue numbers holding up so far (last month's RASM was up 5% if I recall correctly), SWA must be generating some pretty large profits from May on. If the current fuel/economic trends hold, the next capacity move will a modest increase in capacity not decrease (current plan is to hold capacity flat). I just don't see the math that indicates SWA will furlough on either side of the partition anytime soon.

 

[Britpilot]

The problem lies with training not airframe deliveries.

 

[Flyer1015]

The problem lies with training not airframe deliveries.

What training? Aren't they going to force the Airtran 717 pilots to buy their own 737 types? I believe they get 6 months to do it...

 

[Britpilot]

Very good almost funny.