A message from Gary to SWA and AAI pilots

[canyonblue]

Gary Kelly :beer: Me

 

[redflyer65]

Right now I am telling ALPA to F(*) off. They need to fix this, NOW.

4day,

I agree 100%. Please yank a knot in their tail so we can get this done. As stated, I'm not sure the next deal will be any better but I can almost guarantee you it will be the last.

RF

 

[yoyoma]

hey fellow swa pilots...stop telling people what to do online.

 

[Jolly Roger]

Hey, Kharma Police.... what do you think of this?

Do I still get my ice cream? Its awfully hot in Atlanta....

 

[vv100]

Hey kinda quiet around here today

Ya'll saw Gary's second letter on the Swalife newsline right?

Wow.

 

[Skybus]

Over and over my only commentary was.... read up on SW history and be very very careful.

BUS

 

[Kharma Police]

Hey, Kharma Police.... what do you think of this?

Do I still get my ice cream? Its awfully hot in Atlanta....

I think it sucks for everyone involved. As far as ice cream, I have some special warm brown soft serve with peanuts and a cherry on top just for you!

 

[saabcaptain]

Ya'll saw Gary's second letter on the Swalife newsline right?

Wow.

and his interview in the Dallas Star?

 

[ILUVURBANMYERS]

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/

 

[Bill Nelson]

There is a Process Agreement in place that starts with Mediation, and ultimately leads to Binding Arbitration if necessary, in the event that we merge all of AirTran’s operations into Southwest. But again, given the current circumstances, we’ll now begin evaluating all options in addition to, or in lieu of, arbitration.

This is the quote of the day from Gary.

 

[vv100]

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/

I would hate to be the Airtran guy out on a trip when my wife reads that.

 

[zippy32]

As far as ice cream, I have some special warm brown soft serve with peanuts and a cherry on top just for you!

Now that's just funny right there. I bet there might be some corn in there too?

 

[Ace McCoy]

Is this the second one"

Ya'll saw Gary's second letter on the Swalife newsline right?

Wow.

Was it the one that ended like this?

Our jobs are secure at Southwest and at AirTran, and we’re going to work very hard to take care of all of our People.

Yeah, I thought that was pretty cool. Gary is a stand up guy.

 

[saabcaptain]

No Ace McCoy, you obviously missed the latest Gary message which didn't say that at all at the beginning, middle, or end, instead it said this...

Let me quickly add that I was disappointed that ALPA chose to reject the deal. I thought it was very well done and required some give and take on all parts, but it was certainly a very, very generous offer. The economy is in terrible shape and we have alarmingly high fuel costs, so this simply gives us an opportunity to take a step back and take a deep breath and revisit our integration plans going forward. There is a Process Agreement in place that starts with Mediation, and ultimately leads to Binding Arbitration if necessary, in the event that we merge all of AirTran’s operations into Southwest. But again, given the current circumstances, we’ll now begin evaluating all options in addition to, or in lieu of, arbitration. We’ve withdrawn our offer, in light of the current economic circumstances, which is probably the prudent thing to do anyway. You know, this means that the integration process will continue, but will definitely work at a much slower pace. The whole idea behind that Agreement was to get expedited integration.

 

[Kharma Police]

Now that's just funny right there. I bet there might be some corn in there too?

Yeah, he can savor my special Rocky Road with bubble gum in it too!