From reading your posts Surplus, I really think you'll vote YES. I'm probably one of the only ones that thinks that, but it's just a hunch. I think you've liked the answers to all of the sticking points. Heck you'll even get back your 89 days
I personally think this passing is the best thing that could happen for Comair. If it passes I predict COMAIR WILL BE SET LOOSE AS AN IPO. Freddie Mac will be in charge and will make sure Comair doesn't come back to hurt MOTHER D. Delta needs some cash BADLY and they've leveraged about everything they have to avoid bankruptcy. Some extra money from an IPO will help them for a little while and they can still have CONTROL.
Being sold off will be great for Comair. Comair will be able to bid for flying with other airlines. Hopefully Comair's costs really are LOW ENOUGH to get some of the flying that is out there, because being a CONTRACT CARRIER is difficult with the likes of MESA and CHQ bidding for flying.
I think not being with just Delta is good because I'm still not so sure Delta will be here IN 5-10 YEARS. They have too much debt that they have to eventually pay down and that they have to pay interest on. These RASCALLY FUEL PRICES SUCK BUTTOX too and aren't helping!
I originally, before I said 60/40 thought the vote would come down 70/30. That has changed since I have heard a lot of NOs lately.
I EVEN heard an uneducated moronic F.O on the bottom of RESERVE say, "ALL I CAN SAY IS VOTE NO. We'll lose 2 years seniority we'll never get back. Dude we're making money, screw FRED" This was two days ago. He hadn't read the LOA. He didn't know anything about the PROTECTIONS for his job(not being able to shrink the fleet size after acquiring aircraft). He didn't know that 400 pilots was the number they would have to put below him if this passed. He doesn't realize that if this doesn't pass he's looking at a 2018 UPGRADE!! I think he must have been flying with senior captains and felt cool saying "VOTE NO" I don't know where his mind was.
I have heard there are a lot of other F.O.s that think this is a bad deal and are going to vote No.
I've also came across a lot of Captains that want to vote NO for one reason. THEY'LL LOSE PAY. THEY tell you the exact DOLLAR AMOUNT that they will lose. There are a lot of these guys around.
I've also heard that at the FIRST ROAD SHOW last Saturday some people were really mean to the MEC speakers. Supposedly there were some pilots being really RUDE, saying how stupid this LOA was and turning their backs on the speakers after asking questions and not receiving the answer they wanted. Then some people were applauding in the audience.
Hopefully this is just the LOUD MINORITY.
I think Comair has a lot to gain from this LOA, and I know I PERSONALLY DO.
How many days after voting is completed will we know the results???
Oh and I think I'll change my percentages to 65/35 after some more thought. Crossing my fingers it will be atleast 50.0001/49.9999!!
Jet
