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[777forever]

Work with Jerry and my company will prosper more than I can imagine? I HIGHLY doubt that.

So what you're saying is that us pilots (XJT) should overlook that section of our contract to appease Jerry? Ok fine. Will you promise me that no whipsaw will occur?

Let me ask you a question. Why doesn't Jerry want to integrate all three airlines? Simple question.

Labor strife. SKW has a 2000+ pilot group that wants nothing to do with a union. Let's be frank. XJET is on a path to bankruptcy. This deal will give XJT pilots long term career stability. JA and BH have stated that they will provide protections against whipsaw. If XJET pilots do not cooperate Inc will drop the transaction and wait for XJET to go bankrupt. It is in XJT's best interest to drop the scope clause.

 

[PapaSiera]

Labor strife. SKW has a 2000+ pilot group that wants nothing to do with a union. Let's be frank. XJET is on a path to bankruptcy. This deal will give XJT pilots long term career stability. JA and BH have stated that they will provide protections against whipsaw. If XJET pilots do not cooperate Inc will drop the transaction and wait for XJET to go bankrupt. It is in XJT's best interest to drop the scope clause.

So JA and SKW are doing us a favor then? Wow, they are sooo nice!

Ya, right......They want XJT now. If they thought we were going to go bankrupt then they would wait and buy us for a fraction of the price...Try again 777.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Let's just please let the Expressjet guys decide what is best for them.

 

[Tarzan]

For one, I don't believe SKW Inc. will walk from this deal over this issue. With the acquisition of XJT they will be guaranteed to be the single largest regional carrier for the new United for the next 10 years. All for the small price tag of $163 million. A BARGAIN!! Sure, Jerry the anointed genius could walk away and hope for us to go under and pick up the pieces later. But I doubt he would be willing to gamble on that.

I know we all have our personal reasons that want to preserve what we have today for the short-term. However, I think a single list would promote more stability and better prospects for the future for the pilots at all three carriers than just an XJT/ASA merger.

Jerry has already made the point that they will walk away if XJT decides to fight on this issue. I've read the letter a couple of times and I don't believe you guys have anything there. The intent of that letter was to make XJT Holdings execute a merger. A couple of extra words would have changed everything but I don't see where you have anything that stand up in an arbitration.

That being said, if Jerry says something, it will happen. This group isn't your ordinary airline management. They don't make idle statements such as this. They will walk away and look elsewhere. You can doubt and speculate all you want and it will change how these operate. We can work together and get some kick a$$ scope out this thing or we remain on our own paths and what happen, happens.

Personally, I'd rather see you guys with us. I feel we have an opportunity here that will keep our jobs safe for the next decade.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Jerry has already made the point that they will walk away if XJT decides to fight on this issue. I've read the letter a couple of times and I don't believe you guys have anything there. The intent of that letter was to make XJT Holdings execute a merger. A couple of extra words would have changed everything but I don't see where you have anything that stand up in an arbitration.

That being said, if Jerry says something, it will happen. This group isn't your ordinary airline management. They don't make idle statements such as this. They will walk away and look elsewhere. You can doubt and speculate all you want and it will change how these operate. We can work together and get some kick a$$ scope out this thing or we remain on our own paths and what happen, happens.

Personally, I'd rather see you guys with us. I feel we have an opportunity here that will keep our jobs safe for the next decade.

Well said.

 

[777forever]

So JA and SKW are doing us a favor then? Wow, they are sooo nice!

Ya, right......They want XJT now. If they thought we were going to go bankrupt then they would wait and buy us for a fraction of the price...Try again 777.

Profitability now is better than profitability 2 yrs down the road.5 years from now XJT will not be around. By accepting SKW proposal XJT pilots will ensure that at least the pilots will still be around.

Let's take all this energy and apply it towards an industry leading contract with industry leading scope protection against whipsaw. ASA pilots want to join XJT and work together with you. We don't want to end up destroying you and seeing a 2000+ pilot group all lose their jobs. ASA MEC has agreed to the merger. It's all up to XJT now. Our hand is out. Take it or leave it.

 

[79%N1]

I think ultimately it is a favor, of sorts, to XJT. The writing is on the wall regarding profitabilty and future contracts, etc. They already have lost a/c, closed out the branded, etc. This is an opportunity to join with a profitable, well-run company with good leadership, tight long-term contracts, etc. XJT can hold their breath, stomp their feet and throw a tantrum on the floor over binding Skywest to merge all 3, or focus on joining a healthy company and jointly obtain a great contract with tight scope against the Skywest group preventing the whip-saw! I know I would rather join up and move forward than await my fate in the short term, one which most certainly won't as bright as it will if they join up with ASA and move forward.

 

[PapaSiera]

I think ultimately it is a favor, of sorts, to XJT. The writing is on the wall regarding profitabilty and future contracts, etc. They already have lost a/c, closed out the branded, etc. This is an opportunity to join with a profitable, well-run company with good leadership, tight long-term contracts, etc. XJT can hold their breath, stomp their feet and throw a tantrum on the floor over binding Skywest to merge all 3, or focus on joining a healthy company and jointly obtain a great contract with tight scope against the Skywest group preventing the whip-saw! I know I would rather join up and move forward than await my fate in the short term, one which most certainly won't as bright as it will if they join up with ASA and move forward.

JA is a business man. He isn't offering this to XJT pilots out of the goodness of his heart because he doesn't want to see us hurt. He wants to make money plain and simple.

You say "gain tight scope"! Guess what? We already have tight scope! Now you are asking us to give it up for less scope. That is a concession. You also say that we will negotiate an industry leading contract. XJT pilots already have an industry leading contract. If anything it looks like we will be giving concessions in this deal.
- PBS
- Scheduling/ trip tade/ line improvement
- Sick Leave
- Retirement
- Pass travel

I'm not saying that this deal isn't going to happen, but there will be a lot of pi**ed off XJT pilots flying around if we lose the current QOL that we enjoy. What makes it worse is ASA pilots seem to want to work against us and side with JA. Thats what really makes me mad. You guys are so eager to give up concessions.

 

[buscap]

I'm not saying that this deal isn't going to happen, but there will be a lot of pi**ed off XJT pilots flying around if we lose the current QOL that we enjoy. What makes it worse is ASA pilots seem to want to work against us and side with JA. Thats what really makes me mad. You guys are so eager to give up concessions.

Pound it buddy.

You fought for what you have and we fought for what we have. Somewhere out there is someone with certain things in their contracts which are better than yours. But don't get me wrong, it was nice, using your contract as a crowbar in our last negotiations. ( :beer: you can still pound it for your "eager" comment)

As far as taking concessions, get out of that glass house. And trust me, we have a really long list of crap which needs to be jacked up in our next contract, which may or may not turn out to be some sort of merger agreement.

I can't think of anything we can do to help your effort to fight this or negotiate it. If we merge, fine, then we talk about merging. If not, so be it and I say, good job on that holding letter language.

If we publish a letter supporting your position and maybe walk a picket line that will have a really great impact on Jerry!!! :erm: He is so intimidated by these things!!!

But until you've walked in our shoes, you really can't say we are eager for concessions. If your beef is mostly with the PBS, maybe some of the pro PBS crowd have laid it on a little thick on this board, but some of these folks really do like the system, feel it is a better way to bid and don't see it as a concession.

I voted for the PBS just because it does look better than line bidding. I saw some gains and losses and came up with a few more gains. It's that simple and the jury won't know if it's any better or worse for about a year, when my stupid azzz has finally figured it out.

 

[damnflyboy]

What makes it worse is ASA pilots seem to want to work against us and side with JA. Thats what really makes me mad. You guys are so eager to give up concessions.

This is not what i've noticed in the cockpit. Most of our pilot group consider you our new partner in this little adventure. JA treats us like an adopted child who he keeps in the tool-shed. He keeps us fed with a roof over our head...but we don't feel the love like his SkyWest pilots. We've seen his attitude---Case and point: We had 2 waves of furloughs. SkyWest? Zero. Why? Because his children are too good for that kind of treatment. We're adopted...the both of us.

Welcome to the tool-shed. We have dirty magazines.