SWAPA "AIP reached with Company"

[Flopgut]

In fairness, jetBlue - with 42 airline partnerships - has an upgrade time of under 3 years right now.

That's a good thing. Kind of what I'm trying to speak to.

Howard and/or Bubba: Forget your distaste for me for a sec, speak to this post

 

[HowardBorden]

That's a good thing. Kind of what I'm trying to speak to.

Howard and/or Bubba: Forget your distaste for me for a sec, speak to this post

JetBlue is a great airline but I don't see much of a comparison.

JB is certainly not a mature airline and is growing, great for them.

At 17 years SWA was growing rapidly too, often at a rate of more than 10% a year.

Are you trying to link their growth to partnerships with 42 airlines?

 

[Flopgut]

I'm trying to say that to flourish in the kind of international you're embarking on, SWA should entertain some similar affiliations. Vote this down in the context of coming right back with something like what GK wants. He'll get a warm fuzzy, you get the yes votes to understand a "no" is necessary on this current deal. The current deal is NOT good for your growth at all

 

[tankerhead]

The current deal is NOT good for your growth at all

Plenty of growth coming at Hobby. That's in Houston, you know. ?

 

[Just thinking]

I wonder why.........
Why PJ subverted the BOD and directed the NC to ignore the BOD's direction?
Why SWAPA can't even get the sales info in the glossy brochure correct?
Why crappy ole Air Tran had better reserve rules?
Why crappy ole Air Tran could pay 11.5% into 401 with no match required?
Why I could refuse a JA event at AT but now I have to cover their inabilities to properly schedule the pilots on clear weather days? (Does anyone really believe the company is going to be able to handle subsets without severely affecting the QOL of pilots?
Why the kompany is building a hostile work environment with all of the employee groups?
Why all the former union stooges have piled onto the band wagon like a bunch of circus clown to tout the gains of this TA?
Why a redeye was worth a 15% override when SWA did not do them but now that they will do them it is only worth a 3% override?
Why Amadeus/Altea is projecting BILLIONS in future revenue and Romo states publicly that the future code share/interline agreements will be worth hundreds of millions and the NC sells this POS TA as a gain when it does not make the pilots whole for the money that has been lost over the past three years?
Why the NC allows themselves to play into the kompany's hand on every section with minimal gains?
Why every domicile reps (other than the PHX kernel klub jackanapes) are voting no?

Delta has 16% +16% on top of every penny that they earn. We get to fund 10% to get 10% match and a floating value on the profit sharing that goes into the 401 until IRS limits are exceeded and then we get the leftover change. Of course none of that comes into play if your life circumstance do not allow you to contribute the full 10%. Skewed towards the captains side of the pilot list and totally craps on the junior pilots.

Get called into chief pilots office to resolve an issue (pay is supposed to be 5 tfp) now they are enticed to write a letter for your file and save the kompany 4 hours of pay......WTF? How stupid can the NC be? How stupid can PJ be? Do they think that this will fix the LGA nose wheel types? ....(hey there Cappy..... We see that you are on the avoidance list quite frequently and it is costing us a premium because all of the FOs are calling out sick when they have to fly with you. We have to pay premium to get some sucker to do this flight. Here is a letter of concern and we are going put this in your file and only pay you for one hour of your time. Now get outta here you little rascal.)

As one of the FAT pilots that lost seniority and a captain seat I have worked very hard to replace the lost earnings from the transition. I am able to do so and for that I am grateful but now the work rules are changing and a five dollar raise will quickly go by the wayside when the subset language sets in.
As you can probably guess I am voting NO.

 

[redflyer65]

As you should!

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

is this his first airline?
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Yes, he was prior military before signing on with the cattle carrier.