Air Tran Help Please

[texman]

Maybe you're right Tex. But ..... Since we're already talking metaphors - The current 'thorn in our sides' is the 15% - 20 cut AirTran pilots have received from their current pay. It reminds us everyday that being bought means a pay cut for 3 years. That's a long time.

Our lines have been slashed to around 70 hours with little or no ability to make up the time. Everybody is making a guarantee of between 75 and 78 hours.

Imagine what would happen if SWAPA pilots were told they'd be making guarantee for the next 3 years ?

Hey I fell your pain. My QOL is more important than money, so 1300 AT pilots injected in front of me is also a thorn in my side. So we all feel it one way or the other.

On a serious note, do you think they might pickup with the additional intl flying coming and intra Texas flying?

 

[dicko]

On a serious note, do you think they might pickup with the additional intl flying coming and intra Texas flying?

I don't think so.

If I were you I'd be more worried about being in contract negotiations while there's an entire low cost/B Scale airline doing your flying for you. There may be a lot of fingers pointed toward Atlanta, coming to a negotiating room near you.

 

[737tanker]

Rather than seeing parking and uniform costs addressed in section 6, I would like to see the 737 type requirement go away.

I would rather not see SWAPA spend negotiating capital on making the 737 type go away as that would have no benefit to any pilot already at SWA or AirTran.

 

[ASADFW7]

Uhm, parking and uniform reimbursement, is housekeeping and minor. Addressing turn times in the 800 is a much greater issue, that can result in a loss of productivity of thousands, not a few hundred bucks a year.

 

[texman]

I don't think so.

If I were you I'd be more worried about being in contract negotiations while there's an entire low cost/B Scale airline doing your flying for you. There may be a lot of fingers pointed toward Atlanta, coming to a negotiating room near you.

LMAO! look at that furry bas@#$! Crap that made my day!

I know what you are saying about the whole b scale. We have done all we can to help the company and we are waiting for the company to execute. We have done our part. I personally will not sign off on a extension of the transition. Side letter 8 is still in play.

Sounds like it is just a IT issue. We the pilots have done our part.

 

[carl p]

You worked for a regional airline , just like me.

Really? What were you smoking when you wrote that? Our 2nd year FO's make Reg Capt pay. Compare the work rules and pay rates from either of our last 2 contracts. Half the pilots we have on our list left regional Capt jobs (not me) to become AT FO's...wonder why that is? If you say we were not SWA, or that our management sucked and was not labor friendly then I'd agree with both. I hope a random drug test is in your future...just sayin.

 

[madjack]

Imagine what would happen if SWAPA pilots were told they'd be making guarantee for the next 3 years ?

Can you say furloughs...that is what I would expect from SWA if the mainline was getting paid guarantee for any length of time......I have only been paid guarantee once (in FEB09 or 10)...

 

[humveedriver]

I would rather not see SWAPA spend negotiating capital on making the 737 type go away as that would have no benefit to any pilot already at SWA or AirTran.

Sometimes it feels good to give. I look forward to the day when the type requirement goes away. If I can expedite it's departure I would. Call it my charitable contribution to future SWA pilots ;-)

I think by default it should go away. Should new hires get a 717 type in 2015? Welcome multi aircraft fleet.

 

[outerlimits]

Really? What were you smoking when you wrote that? Our 2nd year FO's make Reg Capt pay. Compare the work rules and pay rates from either of our last 2 contracts. Half the pilots we have on our list left regional Capt jobs (not me) to become AT FO's...wonder why that is? If you say we were not SWA, or that our management sucked and was not labor friendly then I'd agree with both. I hope a random drug test is in your future...just sayin.

Half ur pilots ? So how about the other half . As for pay I have not looked at it since Southwest bought AirTran. It must have changed .

 

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