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We never had an arbitration hearing. You must be referring to a post made by a tacky individual that used conjecture as to why one of our pilots made a sad and tragic decision.
Hey KP,
I think he meant the DRC hearing. It was heard by an Arbitrator. The supposition and timing were misguided I agree.
The facts of what was said at the hearing, are a different story. They'll also be a matter of record. Somewhere, sometime.
Maybe so. I guess my question would be why SW would feel the need to admit to anything? I don't picture a member of SW Management admitting we got played like a James Bond villain explaining his elaborate plan to 007 before he gets fed to the sharks or cut with a laser. You're right though, time will tell.
SW management got caught in a lie on the stand. Russel testified that Airtran was never threatened and SW was clear about getting rid of the 717's. In cross examination ALPA revealed tapes of SW threatening Airtran and and saying they were keeping the 717's. Apparently Russel was pretty upset after cross examination. In clising arguments SWAPA claimed there were no threats and SW management was always planning on getting rid of the 717's. The arbitrator interrupted SWAPA to tell them that was contrary to testimony. Looks pretty bad for SWAPA/SW management.