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ALPA and the US Airways wholly owneds

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simple question

If this has already been answered, I apologize.

But, Why did USAir need to start MAA? Why not just place the RJ's on the mainline certificate and negotiate an appropriate pay scale?

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Well...

Mr. Wolf used to say that it wasnt ONLY the pilots.

We could have flown the airplanes for a competitive rate but pilots do not an airline make -- dispatchers, cleaners, caterers, flight attendants, gate and ramp agents, etc... all also have mainline pay and benefit scales.

He said it couldnt be done.

How do you tell a mechanic that when he goes over to gate "6" he's going to be earning $20/hr less and he would not be contributing to a pension etc...

I'm not agreeing!!! Just repeating what I heard. (dont shoot the messenger)
 
Re: Well...

FurloughedAgain said:
Mr. Wolf used to say that it wasnt ONLY the pilots.

We could have flown the airplanes for a competitive rate but pilots do not an airline make -- dispatchers, cleaners, caterers, flight attendants, gate and ramp agents, etc... all also have mainline pay and benefit scales.

How do you tell a mechanic that when he goes over to gate "6" he's going to be earning $20/hr less and he would not be contributing to a pension etc...


Very good point. This is exactly why Delta will be starting a low cost airline as a seperate company.
 
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michael707767 said:
Very good point. This is exactly why Delta will be starting a low cost airline as a seperate company.

It is too bad that Delta and its pilots, plus the pilots of the current subsidiaries, can't seem to find a way to effectively use the two low cost airlines that Delta already owns without the need to start yet another subsidiary, which will eventually add fuel to the fire(s).
 
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surplus1 said:
It is too bad that Delta and its pilots, plus the pilots of the current subsidiaries, can't seem to find a way to effectively use the two low cost airlines that Delta already owns without the need to start yet another subsidiary, which will eventually add fuel to the fire(s).

I have no doubt that the new Delta LCC will piss off the RJDC folks somehow.
 

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