Moonshiner
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- Apr 3, 2005
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I've read everything available here and on several other sites, been to the interview in Atlanta, and talked to a couple of line pilots but I still have a couple of nagging concerns.
First: The contract. I have been told that the union is ready to strike if the holding company doesn't merge the World and North American lists. I have also been told that the company has no intentention of doing so. If the union caves on the merged list issue, can you adopt stronger scope language to prevent losing flying to North American (I know NAA doesn't fly cargo, but theoretically you could lose future pax flying)? And as an aside, the 2 year training agreement states you owe them money if you "voluntarily" leave World for anything other than failing out of training. Are they diabolical enough to say that in the event of a strike, you are "voluntarily" leaving?
Second: You currently have two MD-11's on the property leased from Delta. You are supposed to get another in November. We were told at the interview that your executives were concerned about the potential to lose these airplanes now that Delta is in Chapt. 11. I realize that World pays their bills on time and that the banks should be happy that they're getting paid, but I have also heard that there is demand for those airplanes by other companies with deep pockets. With the Delta BK, those aircraft are now exposed. Just wondering if anyone out here has further insight into that situation.
Thanks in advance for any responses to these concerns...
First: The contract. I have been told that the union is ready to strike if the holding company doesn't merge the World and North American lists. I have also been told that the company has no intentention of doing so. If the union caves on the merged list issue, can you adopt stronger scope language to prevent losing flying to North American (I know NAA doesn't fly cargo, but theoretically you could lose future pax flying)? And as an aside, the 2 year training agreement states you owe them money if you "voluntarily" leave World for anything other than failing out of training. Are they diabolical enough to say that in the event of a strike, you are "voluntarily" leaving?
Second: You currently have two MD-11's on the property leased from Delta. You are supposed to get another in November. We were told at the interview that your executives were concerned about the potential to lose these airplanes now that Delta is in Chapt. 11. I realize that World pays their bills on time and that the banks should be happy that they're getting paid, but I have also heard that there is demand for those airplanes by other companies with deep pockets. With the Delta BK, those aircraft are now exposed. Just wondering if anyone out here has further insight into that situation.
Thanks in advance for any responses to these concerns...