Southwest to buy Airtran

[jws717]

Looks like the lump in mother Delta's breast just metastasized.

 

[General Lee]

Swa was looking for a loophole
When they made a bid on Frontier.

Swa would be wise to push for DOH, now
Because in the end it will probably be closer
To relative seniority if it goes to
Arbitration.

If I were an Airtran pilot, I would hope the arbitrators take care of this. Regardless, HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY! You guys are just a bunch of swell fellas!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Looks like the lump in mother Delta's breast just metastasized.

There are no more gates available at ATL anyway. And, this just gives Delta the push it needs to get rid of more RJs and find more mainline equipment to compete. Also, this gives DL and USAir the ability to argue to get the slots sold at LGA and DCA, since SWA will now have more slots at each. It will actually make DL stronger in the NYC business scene when they get the additional terminal at LGA that USAir will vacate. It looks like a win win for all airlines.

Regardless, I HOPE YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY, and do something nice for someone now, like give a small kitten a bowl of milk.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[kc81900]

Swa was looking for a loophole
When they made a bid on Frontier.

Swa would be wise to push for DOH, now
Because in the end it will probably be closer
To relative seniority if it goes to
Arbitration.

no it wouldn't DOH would be a windfall for airtran pilots. It will be a measurable raise for airtran and a 1 for 3 years of service integration.

WN F/O's make more than Air tran captains. dust off your f/o epps and enjoy the pay raise.

 

[ATLplt]

General, send some of whatever you're smoking today down to the Smyrna area. You seem to have gotten your hands on some great shizz. It's always nice to share.

 

[FastJP4]

Congrats to the Tranny pilots, guarentee they're smiling tonight.

 

[clr4theapch]

Awesome for you guys.. does this mean Southwest administration doing the hiring now? maybe some stupid hiring policies can be history for us ground guys.. I can only hope so..

 

[hate2bL8]

look for other LCC's to follow

 

[Quiet Flight]

Awesome for you guys.. does this mean Southwest administration doing the hiring now? maybe some stupid hiring policies can be history for us ground guys.. I can only hope so..

What do you mean? Ar you an AirTran ground guy trying to get a flying job? Is that not kosher at FL? I know at SWA we've hired a few of our ground guys to fly planes.

 

[crashpad]

ground guys don't get to short-cut experience. It's unsafe. Go pay some dues like the real airline pilots.

 

[Regul8r]

Airtran pilots – demand proper seniority integration with your new masters and don’t let Southwest screw you like they tried to screw the Froniter pilots.

Demand what? Where is their leverage? They were just bought. Why would SWA want to put up with all that bickering between labor groups?

"Preferential Interviews" anyone?

 

[OldManPilot]

My Union speaks for me!

Enough said.

 

[Regul8r]

My Union speaks for me!

Enough said.

Enough said?:erm: