Nwa Ropes Get Seat Locked

[clippyrip]

I just heard that NWA has decided to seat lock the ropes for 4 years in the 747 SO position. Can anyone confirm?

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Pilots are subject to a 48 month freeze if they move from a higher paying position to a lower one. Yes, they get a 4 year lock at current pay.

 

[clippyrip]

Are you sure they are getting 400 CA pay?

 

[General Lee]

If that is true that would also mean NWA may keep those 747-200s Cargo planes for another 4 years.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[clippyrip]

The cargo side is profitable and attached to the Asia slots, do you think that Delta would drop it if there were a merger?

NWA's decision was as of last week and if it holds true, there could be a whole bunch of retirements out of the 747 SO block holder slots.

 

[viper548]

Still no seat lock for a new-hire getting a SO slot, right?

 

[clippyrip]

......

 

[volav8r1]

No, there is no seat lock for a "new-hire". You get one aircraft move then you get a 2 yr lock.

This Rope seat lock is not new, it is in the contract that if you move from a higher paying position to a lesser one, you incur a 4 yr lock. I don't think this post is accurate, however. Since the age 60 has passed, I was under the impression that the Ropes would be allowed to bid back to a window seat. I could be wrong though.

If the "new-hire" lock were 4 yrs on the panel, NWA would have a he!! of a time filling classes!!!!

 

[Trogdor]

Uninformed question: What is a rope?

 

[WabiSabi]

Uninformed question: What is a rope?

Retired Old Pilot Engineer

 

[wscrj]

Yes....he is serious.

 

[clippyrip]

A rope is a senior pilot that went beyond the age 60 cutoff and switched to an SO position with hopes of getting their old seat back once the 65 change went through.

 

[BigMeat]

A ROPE is the guy in the back of the cockpit with his head back snoring and drooling with a puddle around his chair because the depends could not keep up. How to deal with the snoring? Put a plastic bag over his head to muffle the snoring. Im still not sure what do about the pee.....

 

[aircowboy]

ROPE
Rich Old Pilot Engineer

 

[AA717driver]

A rope is a senior pilot that went beyond the age 60 cutoff and switched to an SO position with hopes of getting their old seat back once the 65 change went through.

ROPE's have been around long before age 65 was a twinkle in a SWA pilot's eye... TC