photopilot
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- Nov 27, 2001
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I have been following the AirTran TA discussion and it has made me curious. Pardon me if I am interjecting into something that is not my concern, but it is an airline that I have applied to so I am curious about some things.
From the pilots I have talked to in the past, the all said it was a good place to work. I never met one with a bad thing to say. So why would the company go out of their way to anger a pilot group who was content and working hard for them? We all know that content pilots stick around, work harder, and do things to save the company money and insure repeat business. On the other hand disgruntled pilots leave thus increasing training costs, don't try and save time/fuel/money, and may not go out of their way to serve the customer.
Knowing all this why would the company risk ruining the airline for what amounts to a minimal increase in costs if they gave the pilots a decent contract. I have this question industry wide. It is so obvious from my point of view where this all leads. SWA has been successful to this point because of their employees. Why are the mgmt. teams always penny smart/pound stupid. I feel certain that if they rewarded you with a good contract, they would more than make up the difference. Also if they pass a concessionary contract, they will more than lose what the contract intends to save them.
Is it all an issue of control?
From the pilots I have talked to in the past, the all said it was a good place to work. I never met one with a bad thing to say. So why would the company go out of their way to anger a pilot group who was content and working hard for them? We all know that content pilots stick around, work harder, and do things to save the company money and insure repeat business. On the other hand disgruntled pilots leave thus increasing training costs, don't try and save time/fuel/money, and may not go out of their way to serve the customer.
Knowing all this why would the company risk ruining the airline for what amounts to a minimal increase in costs if they gave the pilots a decent contract. I have this question industry wide. It is so obvious from my point of view where this all leads. SWA has been successful to this point because of their employees. Why are the mgmt. teams always penny smart/pound stupid. I feel certain that if they rewarded you with a good contract, they would more than make up the difference. Also if they pass a concessionary contract, they will more than lose what the contract intends to save them.
Is it all an issue of control?