NWA MEC conflict?

[Thebadcat1313]

It will be a lot closer to ours than yours. Ours started with the middle ground (relative seniority) and added what your airline brings to the table, airplanes going away. Sure, you guys say you bring more cash etc, but that is all paper that will be absorbed by the airline itself, and I guess you did save them money by agreeing to all of those extra pay cuts. Is that what you guys did to add to all of that "extra" money NWA has? Come on now. We are an expanding airline with more widebodies and have higher pay per pilot. You guys have a cargo airline that will be very likely be dismantled, have some DC9s that are going to the boneyard, and have retirements that may dry up due to this financial crisis. Your incoming airplane hasn't taken off yet, and may get cancelled for 777s anyway.

To top it off, the last binding arbitration case dealt with almost the same requests, (DOH especially), and it was awarded relative seniority, with exception of the top 500 that had something AWA did not---INTL flying. What separates our two airlines? Expansion vs contraction.


Bye Bye--General Lee

I'm sure by "international flying" you were referring to Europe? AWA has had South America, Canada and Hawaii for a long time. Good post, otherwise.

 

[General Lee]

I'm sure by "international flying" you were referring to Europe? AWA has had South America, Canada and Hawaii for a long time. Good post, otherwise.

Well, I mean a large INTL presence with INTL widebodies. I know AWA had 747-200s awhile back, but since then they only went to San Jose, Costa Rica in Central America, Mexico, and some Canada. I understand what you meant, though.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[jetflier]

It will be a lot closer to ours than yours. Ours started with the middle ground (relative seniority) and added what your airline brings to the table, airplanes going away. Sure, you guys say you bring more cash etc, but that is all paper that will be absorbed by the airline itself, and I guess you did save them money by agreeing to all of those extra pay cuts. Is that what you guys did to add to all of that "extra" money NWA has? Come on now. We are an expanding airline with more widebodies and have higher pay per pilot. You guys have a cargo airline that will be very likely be dismantled, have some DC9s that are going to the boneyard, and have retirements that may dry up due to this financial crisis. Your incoming airplane hasn't taken off yet, and may get cancelled for 777s anyway.

To top it off, the last binding arbitration case dealt with almost the same requests, (DOH especially), and it was awarded relative seniority, with exception of the top 500 that had something AWA did not---INTL flying. What separates our two airlines? Expansion vs contraction.


Bye Bye--General Lee

General,

NWA has been groomed for the past several years, (since 2000, Skyteam aliance) for the eventual merger with "yall. The process has been slow and deliberate to enable DOJ aproval at the end game.

Yes it is true that NWA brings with it billion$ of buck$, and an extremely profitable entity.

The resultant combination, carefully planned, is expected to be a powerhou$e as well.

 

[Fly4hire]

Now, they would like to negotiate after they know the likely outcome of an arbitration, which does smell of special interest manipulation.

Anyone who thinks they know the likely outcome of the arbitration, or thinks they will telegraph their intent in order to facilitate a negotiated settlement and is basing thier actions on that is playing Russian Roulette with their pilot groups futures.