PSA offered 900's

[DiverDriver]

I'll stop my sermon there, good luck you guys and take care!

Here's the thing. You guys agree to this rate and then they start replacing your 200s one for one with 900s. Now, you have not growth, no movement, still stagnant AND you are making more money for your company. How in the hell have you benefited? You haven't.

That's EXACTLY why we refused to discuss a B-scale at AWAC. IT DOES NOT BENEFIT US ONLY MANAGEMENT.

 

[jetfo]

Here's the thing. You guys agree to this rate and then they start replacing your 200s one for one with 900s. Now, you have not growth, no movement, still stagnant AND you are making more money for your company. How in the hell have you benefited? You haven't.

That's EXACTLY why we refused to discuss a B-scale at AWAC. IT DOES NOT BENEFIT US ONLY MANAGEMENT.

There needs to be some fail safe provision that would prevent that.

But, again I don't agree that this only benefits management. This means as many as 200 potential upgrades, many more hard lines moving folks from 72 hour reserve pay to 85-90 hour pay, and better schedules due to longer stage lengths.

 

[rtmcfi]

There needs to be some fail safe provision that would prevent that.

But, again I don't agree that this only benefits management. This means as many as 200 potential upgrades, many more hard lines moving folks from 72 hour reserve pay to 85-90 hour pay, and better schedules due to longer stage lengths.

If it is a one-for-one replacement, there will be no growth! (except for mgmt's bonus) If these planes don't show at the regional level (ie, it costs the company in the ballpark of what the 190's cost) you will still get the growth. Captains go to mainline, Sr. Fos upgrade, Jr fos get better schedules. You still have your pride.

This is not between PSA and Mesa. This is between PSA, and AWAC. Parker detests Mesa. Mesa will not get the growth. AWAC pilots have done there part. The PSA guys would be fools to accept these bigger planes for the same pay. I wish you guys all well......

 

[DiverDriver]

There needs to be some fail safe provision that would prevent that.

But, again I don't agree that this only benefits management. This means as many as 200 potential upgrades, many more hard lines moving folks from 72 hour reserve pay to 85-90 hour pay, and better schedules due to longer stage lengths.

Sorry, I still disagree that you will have growth out of this. You are wholly owned and I don't see how you can dictate what planes you keep and what planes you grow with. If you CAN dictate it then I applaud your move as long as you do not take a freeze on pay for this banded rate. You need to make more than what you're on now otherwise it is undercutting. That's just my opinion.

To those who say AWAC Pilots refused the planes that's bogus. I can't refuse a plane. I can determine what I will and won't work for. It's up to managment to determine what margin they want. Getting more planes will spread costs and make more money for them. I, as a pilot, do not need to finance that INCREASED profit. AWAC is making money, lots of it. I do not need to take a cut or a freeze in order for them to make more money. Right now other work groups at AWAC are being told that AWAC isn't growing because the pilots are too expensive. The pressure is ratcheting up.

 

[Kenny]

If it is a one-for-one replacement, there will be no growth! (except for mgmt's bonus) If these planes don't show at the regional level (ie, it costs the company in the ballpark of what the 190's cost) you will still get the growth. Captains go to mainline, Sr. Fos upgrade, Jr fos get better schedules. You still have your pride.

This is not between PSA and Mesa. This is between PSA, and AWAC. Parker detests Mesa. Mesa will not get the growth. AWAC pilots have done there part. The PSA guys would be fools to accept these bigger planes for the same pay. I wish you guys all well......

Holy Mother of God...............Someone finally gets it!!!!

 

[whatfuelpolicy]

From everything that has been said at PSA regarding the offer for the 900's, the 200's WILL remain online and the 900's will be used for long haul trips and not for the pathetic CLT-GSO round trips that the 700's are doing. What does this mean? 900 long hauls would mean a possibility of 1 or 2 western bases opening. DFW, IAH, STL, maybe even PHX, who knows. Possible international flights out of CLT again. Growth for PSA is a good thing. Lots of upgrades, everyone moves up in seniority, and potentially better schedules instead of 13 hour duty days with 7 hours of scheduled flying.

I believe that if the pilot group approves the 900's to come on property, good things will happen. If the 900's are declined, it is a matter of time before PSA is forced out of the US Airways picture.

This is PSA's final opportunity for any type of growth. Should this be declined, there will never be any more aircraft and the same crappy schedules will continue to be the norm.

 

[DiverDriver]

From everything that has been said at PSA regarding the offer for the 900's, the 200's WILL remain online and the 900's will be used for long haul trips and not for the pathetic CLT-GSO round trips that the 700's are doing. What does this mean? 900 long hauls would mean a possibility of 1 or 2 western bases opening. DFW, IAH, STL, maybe even PHX, who knows. Possible international flights out of CLT again. Growth for PSA is a good thing. Lots of upgrades, everyone moves up in seniority, and potentially better schedules instead of 13 hour duty days with 7 hours of scheduled flying.

I believe that if the pilot group approves the 900's to come on property, good things will happen. If the 900's are declined, it is a matter of time before PSA is forced out of the US Airways picture.

This is PSA's final opportunity for any type of growth. Should this be declined, there will never be any more aircraft and the same crappy schedules will continue to be the norm.

If you believe that to be true PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get it in writing. AWAC pilots were told we had financing for 20 more 200s if we just took a concession for United flying. Guess what, didn't happen. Anything you think that's positive that could happen from this GET IT IN WRITING. Otherwise, you've got nothing.

When I see words like "sounds like" I get nervous now. Of course it's going to "sound like" things are going to be great! They want you to think that. I'm not saying refuse them at all costs just make sure that what you agree to will actually happen the way you've been told. That's all. I won't undercut you. Please, don't undercut us.

 

[whatfuelpolicy]

If you believe that to be true PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get it in writing. AWAC pilots were told we had financing for 20 more 200s if we just took a concession for United flying. Guess what, didn't happen. Anything you think that's positive that could happen from this GET IT IN WRITING. Otherwise, you've got nothing.

When I see words like "sounds like" I get nervous now. Of course it's going to "sound like" things are going to be great! They want you to think that. I'm not saying refuse them at all costs just make sure that what you agree to will actually happen the way you've been told. That's all. I won't undercut you. Please, don't undercut us.

I have been around aviation for quite a while and I spent 5 years with a crap-hole company that constantly fed us the "oh, if we do this, if we get this, good things will happen" line. I have a pretty good BS detector, and I honestly believe that PSA will keep the 200's online and will continue to run them on the short to mid-range segments. Hopefully, the 200's will take over the extremely short flights to allow the 700's and 900's to handle all of the mid-long range flights. Of course, no one knows exactly what will happen until it happens. I just hope for sake of PSA and my job, that the pilot group accepts the offer and keep PSA in the game.

 

[DiverDriver]

Alright then. Good luck.

 

[Crzipilot]

This is exactly where alpa (national) needs to step in and control the situation. (TSA/G*jets, another I believe and every other whipsaw that's occured) Set a nationwide rate / or cost of operting per aircraft. Whether it's through pay rates, vacation amounts/ rigs / etc etc.....And not allow a carrier to go below that.
If PSA had the safety of knowing that they could turn these aircraft away, without another carrier coming in and agreeing to do it, there wouldn't be any argument as to what to do. But the current situation, where MESA has 900's currently operating on the property, one would fathom and No vote would send these things quicker than you can say it, straight to Mesa or somewhere, and I would put money on it that pilot group wouldn't think too hard on taking on the a/c. Get all the MEC's together and agree to do it for X amount min. and you negate the whipsaw. It is this situation that allows management to come in with a straight face, and give a take it or leave it offer. They know they have 5 other whores, they can go proposition. So we are number two.

On the Awac deal, I thought the b-scale was for some flying out west. Don't remember anything regarding negotiations on 900's for you guys, except a press release of your management saying they were talking with US, and hoping....Did your MEC come out and say they refused to fly these for less than 146 rates?