AirTran pilots will own the SW upgrades

[freightdogfred]

This just surprises me because the SW pilots got nothing except people in front of them who weren't there before

A lot of people who post here say GK's looking at further buying. If he does guess what? There's gonna be MORE people in front of you who weren't there before. So get ready to do some more pillow biting

 

[PCL_128]

AirTran pilots better hope there's not another merger. No other pilot group will be as cowardly and accept the seniority cram-down that AirTran pilots did, so when it's all said and done, they'll get a better integration, and the AirTran pilots will just watch their relative seniority fall yet further.

 

[-9Capt]

^^^^^

Correctamundo

 

[slaquer5]

AirTran pilots better hope there's not another merger. No other pilot group will be as cowardly and accept the seniority cram-down that AirTran pilots did, so when it's all said and done, they'll get a better integration, and the AirTran pilots will just watch their relative seniority fall yet further.

It will depend on who is acquired


Muse Air
Morris
ATA

AirTran

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[Secret Squirrel]

Jetblue. Do they have any protections?

 

[-9Capt]

Nobody is going to fall for that BS again, especially with the benefit of hindsight. Make threats and ultimatums during negotiations then turn around and call it "hard negotiations" during the ensuing arbitration.

 

[madjack]

It's gonna be HAL

 

[Dan Roman]

It's gonna be HAL

Nice try! SWA really needs a relatively small International hub in the middle of the pacific that doesn't complement the SWA route structure at all, a fleet of Airbus's that SWA couldn't replace and labor unrest when all the SWA pilots get fenced out of the widebodies and inter-island! Other than that I'm sure it would be a great idea.

 

[Dan Roman]

And yes I knew you were jerking my chain!

 

[PCL_128]

It will depend on who is acquired


Muse Air
Morris
ATA

AirTran

.?

There aren't really that many options for you. JetBlue would be a disaster. SWA can't figure out how to manage a small fleet of 717s, let alone a larger fleet of Airbuses and Embraers. Alaska is too expensive and not interested. Spirit is drastically overpriced and also has a fleet of Airbuses. Etc.

Personally, I don't think another merger/acquisition is in the works or even on the distant horizon. And that's good news for AirTran pilots, because another merger would be a nightmare for them.