JumpersAway
Cruise Bores Me.......
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- Nov 5, 2007
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The contract lock in we have with Delta is predicated on cost. It's quite simple, either we are industry average for now, and 2nd cheapest two years from now, or we lose our DCI lock in for the 80% and 15 year agreement. Honestly, right now, it's not looking good with Compass, Pinnacle, and Mesaba in the mix. We may have gotten hosed by the merger.
I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again- Those 900's that Skywest is flying were OURS. On the taxi out when they just started showing up, there was one in front of me with an "EV" tail number and the "Skywest" logo. I'm 100% sure of what I saw, and no one will convince me otherwise.
The only reason we haven't lost aircraft due to cost structure is due to our performance. Right now, our high number are saving our bacon- pure and simple. Yet some want to start a slow down because we aren't getting new airplanes. Sure- slow down and let me know how that works for you in a few months......
In regard to ALPA- there gets to be a point to where it's not about what WAS done, but WHAT DO WE DO NOW! Would things have been different had we had a crystal ball? Perhaps....but how about we do what we need to now- which is run an on time airline, work WITH management to help ensure the long term success of this airline and it's pilots, and concentrate on flying the aircraft we have NOW. Delta will have to worry about where they stick their airplanes, and we have no say in where they go.
After Skywest got those 900's, we were never promissed new airplanes as a result of reaching a T/A. We weren't lied to- we were just told that we were "competative" with this new contract.
I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again- Those 900's that Skywest is flying were OURS. On the taxi out when they just started showing up, there was one in front of me with an "EV" tail number and the "Skywest" logo. I'm 100% sure of what I saw, and no one will convince me otherwise.
The only reason we haven't lost aircraft due to cost structure is due to our performance. Right now, our high number are saving our bacon- pure and simple. Yet some want to start a slow down because we aren't getting new airplanes. Sure- slow down and let me know how that works for you in a few months......
In regard to ALPA- there gets to be a point to where it's not about what WAS done, but WHAT DO WE DO NOW! Would things have been different had we had a crystal ball? Perhaps....but how about we do what we need to now- which is run an on time airline, work WITH management to help ensure the long term success of this airline and it's pilots, and concentrate on flying the aircraft we have NOW. Delta will have to worry about where they stick their airplanes, and we have no say in where they go.
After Skywest got those 900's, we were never promissed new airplanes as a result of reaching a T/A. We weren't lied to- we were just told that we were "competative" with this new contract.