Mesaba Big Announcement on Friday

[U of I Tweak]

The Real Big News

Many rumors have been swirling around Mesaba over the past several days, and I want to stress that we have nothing to announce. If we have something that is deemed significant and factual, we will communicate the information, as appropriate. The only thing I can tell you, is that the company has saved 15% by switching to GEICO...

Any takers?

 

[DetoXJ]

Here is a headline from the front page of planebusiness.com

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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]* Mesaba/Northwest On Verge of New Agreement That Will Bring 70-Seaters to Mesaba[/font]

 

[Napoleon TNT]

U of I....


Um...yeah-

That line has already been used.


On another note...I vow to continue to *bump* this thread until "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FRIDAY" arrives.

 

[T-handle]

Vote for Pedro!!!

He offers you his protection!

 

[CFIfornow]

It's Friday.......again, where's the announcement?

 

[Terry Hunter]

Bump!

DIE 70 seat rumor... DIE.

Of course I'd love to fly a 70 seat jet, but I think it is a pipe dream, and with little information, it is possible we are setting our sights on the hopeful rather than realistic.

 

[T-handle]

From NWA's ALPA site: http://www.nwaalpa.org/

MEC Negotiating Committee member Bob Moser continued the Negotiating Committee report from Wednesday. He compared the previous scope language with the current (post Bridge Agreement) RJ protections. He said the current language allows additional 50-seat aircraft by eliminating the old narrowbody to RJ ratio and creating a new ratio (For every narrowbody below 360, the 104 RJ maximum is reduced on a one-for-one basis). Considering the current narrowbody and RJ fleet plans, NWA will be allowed to operate up to 81 50-seat RJs with NW code. As before the Agreement, NWA still has the ability to fly an unlimited number of 44-seat SJs.

During the Q&A session that followed, Moser was asked about the reduction in planned NWA flying and the possibility for more furloughs. Moser said the company has told ALPA there are no plans at this time to furlough additional pilots. However, as always, recalls and furloughs will be affected by future events and NWA’s flying levels.

The meeting was then closed so MEC Chairman Mark McClain could update the MEC on issues related to contract negotiations at other NWA labor groups and how they could affect NWA pilots.

 

[Spinn555]

Oh, the drama.

 

[88_MALIBU]

Did anyone care to see the local news tonight? BIGGG story...

 

[88_MALIBU]

ok I lied.

 

[IbeFlyenhye]

New metal for Mesaba

I hear Mesaba is to be the Regional Launch customer for the A380.

... course, might just be another rumor...

 

[xjhawk]

In all seriousness, about the negotiations (the secret ones) I was thinkng that if they got new airplanes for a pay freeze, i say fire all the union heads if that is the case. I remember in there last negotiation, they said they would not accept anything less than Comair rates (from the MEC meetings, and a lot of fist pounding that we would strike if they offerred anything less). So, if they want to accept a pay freeze, lets freeze at Comair rates, because i cannot afford to freeze at 24000 a year my W2, but now will be 27 or so) but still barely not enough to make my life advance. My message to the FO's at MESAba, no pay freezes should be accepted. Remember how we fo's got a higher % that that of an avro captain in the last contract? I liked doing the math on that one, they got about a 15 dollar raise and we got around a ten or less dollar raise. But i should say, they were right to think that we would not complain since that is better than what we were making.

So, if we are like Comair and our MEC accepted a pay freeze, lets say we do it at Comair rates like our MEC promised ! This MSP FO has a loud voice, and will stand for only what was promised. Comair rates or we strike! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah i can only hope htey found some balls during this set of negotiations! john......PS but i do appreciate the hard work our MEC does, i just do not like some of the results

 

[Gator1999]

I hear Mesaba is to be the Regional Launch customer for the A380.

With that bunch of management brainiacs in MSP I wouldn't be surpurised to see that. We can't even fill the Avros...but let's bring the 380's online and fly'em to MBS, FNT and AZO 50 times a day! What a great idea!

 

[Dodge]

IF there is to be a new aircraft, then there should be no pay freezes. We have pay scales in our contract that will cover any new airplane that comes on the property. 70+ seaters aren't even on the radar since the NWALPA have stated numerous times that those aircraft are not to be flown by anyone outside their pilot group. (of course that could be typical ALPA smoke and mirrors)

We have a contract. We were told by the MEC that this contract brings us in line with our peers. We actually got our per diem to match the FA's rates. Then we were told that it was the best we could do given the ecomomic forces of the time. No more backpeddling. If our union should accept anything less than what this contract states, then they need to clean out their desks and get back to flying airplanes.

 

[Dodge]

Another friday long gone. Anyone else thinking that this "Big Announcement" is probably never going to materialize? This management team has proven time and time again that it has no real plans for ...well, anything. Silly me for thinking (hoping) that this time would actually be any different.