AirTran Mgmt. meets with NPA

[Max Powers]

Heard a rumor this was happening. Any truth to it? Anyone know what was said?

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

Yes they are. I flew with a union guy last week that said, they are meeting prior to negotiation next month to let the union know were the company stands.

 

[njcapt]

Yes they are. I flew with a union guy last week that said, they are meeting prior to negotiation next month to let the union know were the company stands.

Let me guess. The company stance is for pilot group concessions in work rules and scope combined with maintaining the current management bonus structure.

Did that capture everything?

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

no that wasn't what was said but who knows maybe it will go that way. If you guys are so concerned that it is bad. Why don't you post it on the NPA forum.

 

[Max Powers]

no that wasn't what was said but who knows maybe it will go that way. If you guys are so concerned that it is bad. Why don't you post it on the NPA forum.

There is an NPA web forum?

 

[maxblast72]

Fornaro has said recently that there is not too much room to cut on the cost side. We already have the lowest non-fuel CASM out there. Let's hope he sticks to his words and continues to look at revenue improvements instead of cost reductions.

By the way, a 10% pilot concession (about $20 million a year) would be zeroed out by a nickel rise in fuel price as we buy about 400 million gallons a year. We may have one of the least trouble causing pilot groups in the industry, but I haven't heard one pilot say they are OK with concessions in the slightest bit (except for the one senior Captain on the NPA website).

 

[njcapt]

no that wasn't what was said but who knows maybe it will go that way. If you guys are so concerned that it is bad. Why don't you post it on the NPA forum.

nj no workie for the Trannie anymore. I didn't even get home from my last trip before I was cut off from all the NPA web stuff. I simply care for all the folks I used to work with (and believe me, there are a lot of them) at all my former airlines.

 

[Lowrider717]

There is an NPA web forum?

That is not funny. And even more not funny is that only 400 pilots are registered on it. That's less than 25% participation.


http://www.npaforum.org

 

[Colonel Savage]

That is not funny. And even more not funny is that only 400 pilots are registered on it. That's less than 25% participation.


http://www.npaforum.org

Is NPA just for AAI pilots, or does it include LUV, JB, or F9 pilots?

 

[Ty Webb]

Is NPA just for AAI pilots, or does it include LUV, JB, or F9 pilots?

The NPA is the AirTran pilots' in-house union.

We (NPA) are a member of CAPA, the Coalition of Airline Pilot Associations, which includes SWAPA and APA, UPS and ABX.

Ty

 

[TV9Driver]

i tried to register for the website the first day that we could, and it didn't work and has never worked. obviously i'm doing something wrong - i just haven't figured it out yet....

 

[PCL_128]

That is not funny. And even more not funny is that only 400 pilots are registered on it. That's less than 25% participation.


http://www.npaforum.org

Maybe more people would participate if some of the NPA reps actually got on there and answered questions. As it stands right now, it's basically just a b!tch board that lots of people are concerned is getting funneled to management.

 

[tubelcane]

They need to replace all of the ask so and so sections with ask Pete, because he's the only freaking one who participates on a regular basis. Im sure the other guys are busy but once a week could they come on answer stuff maybe?

 

[PCL_128]

Im sure the other guys are busy but once a week could they come on answer stuff maybe?

Exactly. If your life is so busy that you can't take a half hour once a week to answer questions on the message board, then you shouldn't be a rep in the first place. The secrecy and silence is really starting to piss me off.

 

[RIDETHELIGHTING]

Has anybody heard anything from the meeting