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Big Beer Belly said:Let's see ... at UPS I'll work less than 50 days and block less than 150 hours this YEAR ... and I'll compare W-2's with you any day. If I feel so inclined I can change aircraft whenever I wish (Oops ... sorry), I can bid any number of International pairings (Oops ... sorry), or I can fly nothing but Honolulu and drink beer and chase bikinis on those 24-96 hour layovers (Oops ... sorry). Meanwhile, competition is bearing down on you from all sides, your fuel hedges are waning, your CEO says pay cuts in the future are a real possibility (greater productivity in the interim) ... well, I guess I'm just a little confused about your hostile attitude toward the cargo boys there fella? SWA appears (to an outsider at least) to have a few challenges ahead.
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Big Beer Belly said:UPS has a 975 hour minimum annual guarantee ... what's SWA's? UPS has an 11% B plan ... how about SWA's? UPS has a 1% A plan ... how about SWA's? Oh forgot to mention it's been 8 years since our last contract was signed ... that might have something to do with this equation (let's compare again after our TA).
You see ... at SWA you have no choice ... reserve or line holders both fly their butts off. Not so at UPS and FedEx ... reserves are generally about 4 days of work per month. Even international line holders have cake schedules and awesome layovers compared to the average line slug at SWA. Would you rather have 24-96 hours off in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Cologne, Paris, London, Sydney, Vienna ... or 10-14 hours off in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, or Oklahoma City?
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What about those two dumb broads they had to shag down in airport bar to tell them that their husbands got booked and left with the kids on a flight.
Yep...its great looking like your in your 60's when you are actually in your 40's.
SWAdude said:I remember some UAL, AA, DAL pilots bragging like this at one time.
And they seemed to think they were untouchable.
None of us are immune to the savages of the airline industry. I repeat, none of us.
FlyinHigh737 said:Take a thread and go negative, ya’ll (Futurepizzaguy, Big Beer Belly) must work for the NY Times. BBB, I can see what’s important to you…. Mine is bigger than yours… Grow up!![/SIZE][/FONT]
Dude, it sounds like you're trying to convince yourself. Not gonna work for the rest of us. Flying night freight sucks. Flying across the pond, after the first year, sucks.Big Beer Belly said:UPS has a 975 hour minimum annual guarantee ...