Pinnacle Confirms move to MSP

[i fly boxes]

I for one just want to express my sympathy for the mem and ATl pilots. Families are always affected by displacements but in this case, families that are deeply rooted to the area. Good luck

 

[higney85]

Hopefully the NMFC goes with it.

Do you even know who the NMFC is ( in theory) on the isl?

 

[xjhawk]

yeah, that higney guy..... I hear he is the leader. Just joking. Good luck Ken. I dont envy the situation you are all in. I am assuming the HQ change had more to do with Delta pulling the flying out of MEM than it did with the economics of which building was more expensive. But even on that note I am sure Building C is all paid for while the lease in MEM is cheap...its still a lease.

 

[Northern Lights]

The state of MN granted the company $550,000 to move, as long as they brought at least 200 jobs to MSP.

http://www.startribune.com/local/188445611.html

 

[sinkrate]

Be the best thing to happen to you really. Can't staple you it's against the law....

Not quite true. If both pilot groups negotiate an agreement and both pilot groups ratify it you can 'staple' a seniority list in a merger. The way most PCL pilots feel right now that would be fine with them. The law says if the two groups cannot agree it must go to arbitration. If it did go to arbitration the PCL pilots would get stapled with fences anyway.

 

[Flyer1015]

Delta stapling a reigonal? Why not interview and pick the qualified pilots?

 

[higney85]

Delta stapling a reigonal? Why not interview and pick the qualified pilots?

That would ruin the rumor.

 

[xjhawk]

flyer....pick the "qualified pilots" typical crap talker. I wish people would not quote that guy. what a tool.

 

[DoinTime]

Delta stapling a reigonal? Why not interview and pick the qualified pilots?

Because, then people like you would never get a job at a major.

 

[1.3XVso]

Because, then people like you would never get a job at a major.

I have flown with flyer and he's more qualified than you company clowns who keeps dreaming of a delta job. Grow a pair of sacks. Tool!

 

[Flyer1015]

Because, then people like you would never get a job at a major.

I applied to a bunch of places, and got called for an interview. Apparently they must have liked what they saw on the resume, which contradicts your statement.

What I wrote wasn't meant as an insult, it's just the truth (why not interview qualified pilots instead of a flow). This is precisely why Delta did not offer a flowthrough program for 9E. Sure, they could have, like how NWA did for Compass and Mesaba. But as soon as Delta spun them off, the flowthrough ended. If Delta doesn't want to give a guaranteed job via flow, how can you justify that they'd be willing to staple the entire pilot list? That's wishful thinking, and nothing more than a "hook" for a future concessionary yes vote.

 

[sinkrate]

Delta stapling a reigonal? Why not interview and pick the qualified pilots?

The company would fight it tooth and nail. If ALPA and moak are half serious about fighting the whipsaw and B scale they would pursue it vigorously. Why wouldn't they support it if the 9e pilots would accept a staple.

9e pilots broached this with the NWA MEC when NW bought them the first time. The NWA pilots refused to support it - they thought it was an attack on their seniority list. They were still licking their wounds from the blue-green-red book republic/southern merger.

 

[twott driver]

You guys are living in a dream world. You are going to get shut down, your interviews with Delta will never materialize, and you'll all be reaping what you sowed when you apply to other regionals and are subjected to the conditions and pay you voted for. Good luck.

 

[gojo]

You guys are living in a dream world. You are going to get shut down, your interviews with Delta will never materialize, and you'll all be reaping what you sowed when you apply to other regionals and are subjected to the conditions and pay you voted for. Good luck.

And what dream world are you living in?? What makes it possible for you to precict the future?? That's right you can't. So why don't you stop spreading gloom and doom and write about something you can back up with concrete facts.

 

[twott driver]

I'm living in a world where management have the brains and the power, and pilots have no balls. As I said, good luck. I think we are all going to need it