SWAPA and Lynx in talks

[waveflyer]

It's not about furlough fodder - wn doesn't have feeders- and hasn't ventured into near international- there are a lot of people who view the relatively sudden appearance of LGA, BOS, MSP, PHL, DEN as a setting of the stage to go international- - add feeders into the mix and there is a LOT of growth potential for SWAPA pilots.

 

[OurMoney1]

Whip saw one pilot group against another.....I hope SWAPA is not engaging in ALPA tactics.....

 

[dude100]

Is this real?? Its not nice to mess with us poor prop drivers if it's a joke.

Yeah, be gentle with me.

 

[Vne]

Seems divide and conquer works at unions too!.....shameful really

 

[zasca]

OMG, they will go from being the lowest paid 70+ seater pilots, to having guaranteed seats waiting for them on the highest paid 737??!?!?!?!!?!

Talk about dumb freaking luck.... Especially those who just left Piedmont.....

 

[fiel12]

I say come aboard with a new SWA seniority number. Glad to have you. Let's hope this all works out for you guys.

 

[CrownandCoke]

I say come aboard with a new SWA seniority number. Glad to have you. Let's hope this all works out for you guys.

I hope for the love of God this is going to happen, but I don't want it to unless all of us at Lynx + all the Frontier pilots stay employed. I don't want to be whipsawed against another pilot group (I was at Pinnacle for two years, I don't need more of that *t)

 

[NoJoy]

I would laugh my ass off in Lynx pilots got to be on the SWA seniority list-even if it is a staple. Alot of my former Mesa friends are over at Lynx and after the beatings they have taken, they deserve nothing less. These guys should have been F9 pilots from the start and represented by FAPA. But that did not happen, and they make less $ than I do flying a 37 seat prop! If you guys end up as SWA pilots by default-and not have to buy a type rating-the first beer is on me. Cheers-

 

[BeachBummer]

Be carful what you with for!!! You may get it. If it sounds too good to be true... there may be a turd in your box

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Any chance if FAPA turns this down we can still come over?

 

[firstthird]

who knows. presumably RAH and WN could agree to some type of joint bid and divy up assets and pilot, but I think it would be unlikely.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

who knows. presumably RAH and WN could agree to some type of joint bid and divy up assets and pilot, but I think it would be unlikely.

Yeah, I figured as much...but I guy can hope/dream as I really am not looking forward to a RAH run F9/L4 at all.

 

[CHQ Pilot]

RAH won bid, so honestly the old post doesn't matter and we can now move on.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Vegas, you may be on to something. From Reuters off of CNBC.com

"It's not exactly a dead deal yet." In a call with reporters, executives said they were keen to retain Lynx Aviation, a Frontier subsidiary serving 15 regional markets around Denver. Kuwitzky said SWAPA has started talks with pilots with Frontier's Lynx Aviation unit and said his union would look to strike a similar deal with them. (Editing by Derek Caney; editing by Gunna Dickson) Keywords: SOUTHWEST/LABOR ([email protected]; +1 646 223-6125; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

Oh please, oh please, oh please

 

[arjayeffo]

Supposedly the head of the pilot workgroup at Lynx (for lack of a union) has no idea where this rumor came from. Not only did he never call SWAPA, but no one from SWAPA has contacted him. Go figure.