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Is ALPA going for full back pay?
The rumour is Jet Blue going out of business Jan 1. and Spirit getting 20 aircraft from Spanair to take over their routes.
Again, just a rumour, from a FT. Lauderdale Jet Blue pilot.
Straight from their FLL chief pilot, from what's been posted.
I've heard it's the other way around.
P.S. I don't wish this on either company.
The rumour is Jet Blue going out of business Jan 1. and Spirit getting 20 aircraft from Spanair to take over their routes.
Again, just a rumour, from a FT. Lauderdale Jet Blue pilot.
Straight from their FLL chief pilot, from what's been posted.
The rumour is Jet Blue going out of business Jan 1. and Spirit getting 20 aircraft from Spanair to take over their routes.
Again, just a rumour, from a FT. Lauderdale Jet Blue pilot.
Straight from their FLL chief pilot, from what's been posted.
Largest operating profit? I dont think so......So we made the largest operating profit (excluding SW) in the 2nd qtr of '08 (according to DOT) out of any LCC, yet we are going to shut our doors Jan. 1. I just cant see the revenue tanking that bad to offset fuel savings.
What do we know anyway...we're all worker bees
Is ALPA going for full back pay?
If we lose, the pilots will end up begging for some sort of relief, and BBB will be happy to offer pref bid. I only wish we still had B R, J O and P H on the nego team, because they understood pref bid. The current union team only knows to oppose pref bid. I agree with their opposition, but I fear that pref bid is a certainty and I'd like to know that our guys understand it enought to avoid the pitfalls.
For background to our non Spirit friends; our pilot contract contains language (although vague) that provides for off days to come in blocks of four. The company built lines with no less than four days off in a row for NINE years, but decided to reinterpret the language last August. They began writing lines with less than four days off and the union filed an arbitration. The ruling is due any day now.
I expect nothing more than a cease and desist. Heck, I'd be happy with nothing more than a c&d, because the 4 day off wording could easily be taken to be meaningless. If this arbitration accomplishes a clear definition of the 4 day off minimum, we WIN.
Think about this.....the Ford and Harrison lawyers are not stupid, and they were in on this "let's take away their 4 days off" plan from the beginning. They would not have allowed Mono to take this action if they had not been confident in their ability to win the legal battle. I'm afraid that the arbitration outcome is 50/50 and can only hope for the best. However, Ford and Harrisons misjudgement of our international definition, which resulted in them losing that arbitration, does give me some hope because it proves that they are not infallible.
If we lose, the pilots will end up begging for some sort of relief, and BBB will be happy to offer pref bid. I only wish we still had B R, J O and P H on the nego team, because they understood pref bid. The current union team only knows to oppose pref bid. I agree with their opposition, but I fear that pref bid is a certainty and I'd like to know that our guys understand it enought to avoid the pitfalls.