SWA-AAI: Acquisition or Merger??

[Scope out RJ's]

Here's how it was explained to me by someone in the know: AirTran is getting bought by Southwest, period. AirTran pilots will be stapled since there is no requirement to merge the seniority lists because Southwest pilots are not represented by ALPA. Just in case ALPA continues to drag this out, Guadaloupe Holdings was formed and the former AirTran pilots will remain there until they agree to being stapled or until Southwest slowly sheds the business of Guadaloupe. Preferential interviews will be offered to Guadaloupe pilots in order to get the pilots that want to be Southwest pilots over sooner while the holdouts simply stay at Guadaloupe.

:laugh::laugh:

 

[livintheredream]

Here's how it was explained to me by someone in the know: AirTran is getting bought by Southwest, period. AirTran pilots will be stapled since there is no requirement to merge the seniority lists because Southwest pilots are not represented by ALPA. Just in case ALPA continues to drag this out, Guadaloupe Holdings was formed and the former AirTran pilots will remain there until they agree to being stapled or until Southwest slowly sheds the business of Guadaloupe. Preferential interviews will be offered to Guadaloupe pilots in order to get the pilots that want to be Southwest pilots over sooner while the holdouts simply stay at Guadaloupe.

Tool!!

 

[Scope out RJ's]

The southwest skirts will call it whatever they want. Its a MERGER of operations. The only acquisition was when the sw girls acquired their type. It is still a MERGER of operations.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Fortunately, the pilots at Guadaloupe Airlines that really want to work at Southwest will be given that opportunity via a preferential interview. These pilots will essentially "leap frog" over the very holdout pilots who are currently preventing an integration.

What was once viewed as a bad thing by the junior guys at AirTran is now being viewed as a blessing because they will be senior to pilots that are currently senior to them at AirTran.

From what I'm being told from those guys on the inside, this is how it's playing out.

 

[Ty Webb]

This message is hidden because Bob Dylan is on your ignore list.

What'd you say, Baghdad Bob? I couldn't hear you. :laugh:

 

[humveedriver]

Fortunately, the pilots at Guadaloupe Airlines that really want to work at Southwest will be given that opportunity via a preferential interview. These pilots will essentially "leap frog" over the very holdout pilots who are currently preventing an integration.

What was once viewed as a bad thing by the junior guys at AirTran is now being viewed as a blessing because they will be senior to pilots that are currently senior to them at AirTran.

From what I'm being told from those guys on the inside, this is how it's playing out.

Good flamebait is an art form. You showed some promise in the beginning. But I am afraid the spark is gone Bob.

 

[livintheredream]

Fortunately, the pilots at Guadaloupe Airlines that really want to work at Southwest will be given that opportunity via a preferential interview. These pilots will essentially "leap frog" over the very holdout pilots who are currently preventing an integration.

What was once viewed as a bad thing by the junior guys at AirTran is now being viewed as a blessing because they will be senior to pilots that are currently senior to them at AirTran.

From what I'm being told from those guys on the inside, this is how it's playing out.

Super Tool!

 

[ASADFW7]

This flare up of how this is going to play out is stupid once again.

 

[carl p]

Fortunately, the pilots at Guadaloupe Airlines that really want to work at Southwest will be given that opportunity via a preferential interview. These pilots will essentially "leap frog" over the very holdout pilots who are currently preventing an integration.

What was once viewed as a bad thing by the junior guys at AirTran is now being viewed as a blessing because they will be senior to pilots that are currently senior to them at AirTran.

From what I'm being told from those guys on the inside, this is how it's playing out.

Since you have all of these connections at SWA, why don't you work there?

 

[Ty Webb]

Since you have all of these connections at SWA, why don't you work there?

Probably for the same reason he didn't provide any info to the guy who was inquiring at the airline that he claims to work for. :laugh:

 

[clr4theapch]

Gental men, creative swearing is not allowed here, most of you know this.. also wheb someone posts like that, please don't extend the violation in your own post by quoting the violation..... they all get deleted and there goes the thread content..

thanks

CLR4.. mod

oh yea.. Bobby orr.. come on man... don't do this again..

 

[RJ Bum]

what thread content????? All that is on these boards is repeated rhetoric....

 

[Bobby Orr 4]

My bad...

Sorry about he creative cussing. I'll re-phrase.
The multiple post AirTran and SWA pilots are equally paranoid, ignorant, and childish. I will exclude Lear and chase. They seem to have a level headed response to this grade 4 debate among professionals. All the others, on both sides are paranoid, ignorant, and childish.
Bob Dylan...give it up. Ty Webb you put someone on your ignore list than post you're ignoring them? My gosh I'd expect that from my 14 year old. The only difference is she wouldn't act like a big baby. Grow up dude.
If you guys are trying to convince yourselves that "I will get relative" or "they will be stapled" please realize that you have very little control over the big picture. You know who you are. Grow up for heaven's sake.
When this charlie fox is done the first AirTran guys (SWA guys) I meet on an over night, pops are on me.
Until then both sides stop being such a ding dang embarassment to the profession.

 

[Ty Webb]

Bob Dylan...give it up. Ty Webb you put someone on your ignore list than post you're ignoring them? My gosh I'd expect that from my 14 year old. The only difference is she wouldn't act like a big baby. Grow up dude.

Uh, oh . . . Dad's home from his trip.

I posted my "ignore list" for my fellow Trannies to consider as one of the manifold paths to FI enlightenment. It works for me.

 

[flynvixen]

Here's how it was explained to me by someone in the know: AirTran is getting bought by Southwest, period. AirTran pilots will be stapled since there is no requirement to merge the seniority lists because Southwest pilots are not represented by ALPA. Just in case ALPA continues to drag this out, Guadaloupe Holdings was formed and the former AirTran pilots will remain there until they agree to being stapled or until Southwest slowly sheds the business of Guadaloupe. Preferential interviews will be offered to Guadaloupe pilots in order to get the pilots that want to be Southwest pilots over sooner while the holdouts simply stay at Guadaloupe.

Nail on head....the citrus guys ignore what they dont want to hear