Skywest want's to buy another airline?!!

[Sinca3]

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/sky02024.xml

 

[deskjobssuck]

CommutAir's for sale cheap. And no union BS to boot.

 

[alrightythen23]

I'm sure MAIR will sell them Big Sky for a good deal since they are done using them against Mesaba pilots!!

 

[skeezer]

BUY PSA! BUY PSA! BUY PSA! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't want to work for JO!

Skeezer

 

[Mr Hat]

Oh no! Their going to buy ExpressJet!!

 

[Thrust Master]

That's better news then what's been going around
our crew room as far as TED buying out AWAC again.

But if AWAC was the plan, I'm curious as to how they
would do it. They would have to adbide by what is
specifically written in our contract.

Intergration could be a problem(as is any merger):

If Air Wisconsin was the case:

Section 1. Recognition & Scope.

Paragraph E, Section 2 B & C.

B) The intergration of seniority will be accomplished in fair
and equitable manner in accordance with the Allegheny-
Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions specified by the Civil
Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk Merger in the
event the parties fail to a negotiated resolution.
The Company (Buyer) shall except the merged seniority
list provided that merged list, by its terms, does not require
pilot(s) to be be displaced from his current position.

C) The aircraft (including all orders and options to purchase
aircraft) and operations of each pre-transaction airline shall
remain separate and shall not be transferred between the
pre-transaction airlines until such time as the pilot are
intergrated in accordance with...

If this one was to happen, simply meaning,
AIR WISCONSIN pilots would not be displaced from there
present position. Like it or not, I don't think any pilot
at AWAC would accept less, nor should they.

It's a good rumour, non the less...
I will say this however, Skywest does an excellent job.
From ground service to there Flight Attendants, and pilots
alike.

Welcome to ORD Skywest, perhaps if Skywest buys AWAC.
I'll finally get to stop paying my dues to ALPA.

There's a 2% raise right away.

Thrust Master

 

[MILF Hunter]

Welcome to ORD Skywest, perhaps if Skywest buys AWAC.
I'll finally get to stop paying my dues to ALPA.

There's a 2% raise right away.

Thrust Master [/B]

Ya, and you wont have to worry about a raise either when you move over to the 70 seats.

 

[RichO]

I love how the article makes it sound like Comair's pilot's are the trouble makers here.....a pay cut from nothing is nothing........why can't the writters of these articles present the real picture.....The pilot's wages are already so low, that Delta can't get more money from them.......

 

[Thrust Master]

Ya, and you wont have to worry about a raise either when you move over to the 70 seats.

Those pay scales are already included in our contract.

But AWAC pilots don't really want the CRJ-700.
That means we have to hire UAL furloughs.

And if I remember right, we already have 100 seat
aircraft. The BAE-146. And the current agreement with
UAL, says no furloughies allowed.

Tell me your best guess why? Knob Lips?

Next question?

 

[MILF Hunter]

Next question? [/B]

Oh, yeah i forgot, was that an 8 year deal for you guys?

 

[Thrust Master]

Oh, yeah i forgot, was that an 8 year deal for you guys?

I'll agree. The 8 year deal sucks, but do you know the
provision's written in the contract according to our pay.

Probably not, non the less, I'll agree the 8 year deal sucks.

But AWAC still has work rules, not FAR regulated stuff.

Whatever...

Thrust Master

 

[MILF Hunter]

thrust,

Im just messin' with you, I have some friends at wiskey. You guys have some work rules I wish I had.