Alaska Airlines Pilots Reach an Agreement in Concept on a New Contract

[General Lee]

He'll be on everyone's no-fly list when/if he upgrades.
Once nobody wants to fly with him, he'll have to either downgrade or just leave the company.

Yeah, right. That would happen. First of all, I will be the "funnest" Captain out there, and I will offer free cokes and peanuts to EVERY FO I have while we are flying. I will do every 5th walkaround. I will try to show up to the plane with ATLEAST 5 minutes to go before push. I will only do uniform "inspections" at the beginning and end of the trip. I will not complain if you are not wearing a Jos A Banks type shirt on the layover dinner (they are so soft, and expensive!). You don't have to wear the hat all of the time (when not wearing it though, you must be holding it). It will be a BLAST! The "Funnest"4 days EVER!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[AKMD80GUY]

Could our mismanagers be stirring up something, to the effect of investing in Virgin America? Hmmmmmmm....

Or we buy Airtran and make a run on the ATL. All I know is something is going on here and it's not as simple as everyone getting contracts signed.

 

[Baze]

Just get used to having to wear this:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/...tary uniforms/russia-military-uniforms_04.gif

This version will be for our ANC arctic ops:
http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/63/75/15/18829909.jpg

 

[Mookie]

Why let this guy jerk your strings...Ignore him and he will go away..

Word...

Mookie

 

[General Lee]

Or we buy Airtran and make a run on the ATL. All I know is something is going on here and it's not as simple as everyone getting contracts signed.

Yeah, that's the ticket..... Anyway, that wouldn't make sense since you just became our major codeshare partner in SEA for our future Asia expansion there. Sounds more like you will be assimilated into the borg.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Fubijaakr]

General...

Once you absorb AS, you'll have $7.2B in the bank!

 

[General Lee]

General...

Once you absorb AS, you'll have $7.2B in the bank!

FANTASTIC.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[gt1900]

AL buying AAI is more likely then selling out to DAL. Alaska is a very proud company. I would be very suprised if they would want to be the purchased airline. DAL would have a reason to be worried if AL and AAI merged. That would be a very, very strong company.

 

[General Lee]

AL buying AAI is more likely then selling out to DAL. Alaska is a very proud company. I would be very suprised if they would want to be the purchased airline. DAL would have a reason to be worried if AL and AAI merged. That would be a very, very strong company.

Really? It's more LIKELY? Where do you come up with that? I guess you didn't hear that AK and DL already set up a fairly large code share agreement that gives AK exclusive feed rights to our future LARGER SEA hub. Eventual plans include a lot more flights to Asia etc, and that could be delayed a bit, but eventually it will happen. AAI does go to SEA, in the Summertime. I guess I see your logic....? And I am glad AK is a PROUD Company. They have been too proud until recently to pay their people well. They let that go in the last week to their pilots and stews. Do you think that could mean they would give up everything else to a merger? Maybe.....

The key here is that there is very little overlap in routes. (Just like the DL/NWA merger) That means very little opposition in GOV'T. We don't have a West Coast operation up and down the coast, and AK could fill that in. IF UAL and CAL are driving towards a merger, we would have to compete with UAL's current West Coast ops.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[T3700]

AL buying AAI is more likely then selling out to DAL. Alaska is a very proud company. I would be very suprised if they would want to be the purchased airline. DAL would have a reason to be worried if AL and AAI merged. That would be a very, very strong company.

Yeah but if you merged with AirTran, you would have to take that Eskimo off the tail and put on a picture of Buckwheat. Otay!

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Please stop feeding the trolls. This thread is about an Alaska TA concept.

 

[thruthemurk]

.....? And I am glad AK is a PROUD Company. They have been too proud until recently to pay their people well. They let that go in the last week to their pilots and stews. Do you think that could mean they would give up everything else to a merger? Maybe.....
Bye Bye--General Lee

You are such a fricking tool. And your memory is about as long as that pitifully short tool. Remember when you ran off with your tail between your legs as Delta slithered into Bankruptcy court?? Remember the pay cuts and scope giveaways you slobbered up as the idea of losing your job was more than you could bear? Remember disappearing off the board for weeks because you just couldn't stand the embarrassment and pain from joining all the "loser airlines" in self preservatory knob gobbling during BK?

Well, we remember!!

Try to show a little humility gained through life's experiences. Older can be wiser, but its not a given.

 

[Mookie]

Murk...

remember, he's a sociopath. he gets off stirring things up on this board. he's done it on eveything from Rj's to southwest, to Virgin, to northwest, and now he's bored, so he's on this thread. just ignore him, and realize that he's just crying for attention. it's actually quite funny when you think about it.

Mookie

 

[General Lee]

You are such a fricking tool. And your memory is about as long as that pitifully short tool. Remember when you ran off with your tail between your legs as Delta slithered into Bankruptcy court?? Remember the pay cuts and scope giveaways you slobbered up as the idea of losing your job was more than you could bear? Remember disappearing off the board for weeks because you just couldn't stand the embarrassment and pain from joining all the "loser airlines" in self preservatory knob gobbling during BK?

Well, we remember!!

Try to show a little humility gained through life's experiences. Older can be wiser, but its not a given.

I have never gone off this board for weeks at a time. I think you are the one who has lost his memory. Did I slither off anywhere? No way. Did I run off with my tail between my legs? I doubt it. Did BK suk? You bet. I wouldn't wish that onto anyone, including you. Was I going to lose my job at that point? Nope, thanks to pretty good seniority. But, now we may be merging, and you probably won't like the terms. Too bad. If we do, you probably will not approve of the SLI. Guess what? Too bad. If you get ticked on an anonymous board at someone, just think what will happen when you see the terms of a Seniority List Integration. Everyone clear the room......


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Murk...

remember, he's a sociopath. he gets off stirring things up on this board. he's done it on eveything from Rj's to southwest, to Virgin, to northwest, and now he's bored, so he's on this thread. just ignore him, and realize that he's just crying for attention. it's actually quite funny when you think about it.

Mookie

Crying for attention? Hah. Good one. Sorry I made you so upset, though.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Chief Pilot]

Guys,
You have to admit that if you put aside the galactic thread drift, GL actually offers pretty good entertainment value.

Seriously though, I can't see a merger anytime soon and I have to agree with GL on one (and only one point), that we won't be merging with airtran. This is simply due to the strong codeshare we have with Delta. Plus don't they have a bunch of 717's. We just got rid of the dc-9 variants that we flew as a cost saving measure.

I don't have a crystal ball, but I try not to speculate on stuff that is largely out of my control....now did anyone else hear about 20k for Captains and 25k for FO's as signing bonuses?

 

[Baze]

We'd be lucky if we got $10K each. I hope I'm wrong.

Guys,
I don't have a crystal ball, but I try not to speculate on stuff that is largely out of my control....now did anyone else hear about 20k for Captains and 25k for FO's as signing bonuses?

 

[General Lee]

Guys,
You have to admit that if you put aside the galactic thread drift, GL actually offers pretty good entertainment value.

Seriously though, I can't see a merger anytime soon and I have to agree with GL on one (and only one point), that we won't be merging with airtran. This is simply due to the strong codeshare we have with Delta. Plus don't they have a bunch of 717's. We just got rid of the dc-9 variants that we flew as a cost saving measure.

I don't have a crystal ball, but I try not to speculate on stuff that is largely out of my control....now did anyone else hear about 20k for Captains and 25k for FO's as signing bonuses?

There you go, FINALLY somebody who "gets" what I am all about. ENTERTAINMENT. Some guys on here believe everything I say, like it was stated by GAWD. Well, I am gawdlike according to my wife, but gimmie a break and quit crying so much. "He is a sociopath.....BLAH BLAH BLAH...." Come on now wheenie! Get a grip! (not on the wheenie, though---unless you are ANC based...) Love you guys!! Take care. Goodnight!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Mookie]

There you go, FINALLY somebody who "gets" what I am all about. ENTERTAINMENT. Some guys on here believe everything I say, like it was stated by GAWD. Well, I am gawdlike according to my wife, but gimmie a break and quit crying so much. "He is a sociopath.....BLAH BLAH BLAH...." Come on now wheenie! Get a grip! (not on the wheenie, though---unless you are ANC based...) Love you guys!! Take care. Goodnight!


Bye Bye--General Lee

I think you just confirmed my diagnosis...and he's starting to crack... :laugh:

mookie

 

[Going2Baja]

To heck w/ the Gen...back to the topic:

Latest rumor I heard from a few different sources (different bases) is signing bonus is $24k for f/o's and $20k for Capt's. FINALLY something fair! Fingers crossed!

Anyone else hear anything?

Baja.