where is Northwest as far as hiring now?

[DashTrash400]

Isn't NWA that airline that dry humps all of its labor groups into concessions and then creates new ways to wipsaw unions out of even more money?

No, you're thinking of United, USAirways, Continental, American, Delta, Frontier, Spirit, Alaska, jetBlue, Skywest, ASA, Comair, AWAC, Mesaba, Pinnacle, Mesa, Eagle, TSA, Piedmont, PSA, Republic, Chautauqua, and Colgan.

Oh yes, and NWA.

 

[doublepsych]

I know of at least one XJer who has made the jump to NWA ahead of the flow...but they were awaiting a class date in 01.



If that helps anyone...

 

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Just curious, how does Compass / NWA actually work? Do Compass pilots get NWA seniority numbers, or is there a flow through arrangement?

Also, based on the experience of the Mid Atlantic pilots at US Air, does this leave them hanging in the event NWA merges?

There was more DAL / NWA merger speculation from former DAL management consultants which probably will hit the news at some point in the future. I do not know for sure (and actually doubt) that any of this speculation is real, but they were talking an 18 month time line.

 

[Occam's Razor]

Just curious, how does Compass / NWA actually work? Do Compass pilots get NWA seniority numbers, or is there a flow through arrangement?

Also, based on the experience of the Mid Atlantic pilots at US Air, does this leave them hanging in the event NWA merges?

The flow thru entitles Compass pilots to access to the Northwest seniority list under a set of conditions. Nothing tricky or confusing. After a specified period at Compass (waivable by management), pilots will be permitted to designate whether or not they want to move to Northwest.

If they opt to stay, they are "unbumpable". If they opt to go, they will move to the Northwest list as a percentage of the pilots being hired there.

I don't have Compass' Section 1 in front of me, so I don't know how if the flow thru is dependent upon NWA's successorship language (NWA's Section 1).

 

[jke406]

There was more DAL / NWA merger speculation from former DAL management consultants which probably will hit the news at some point in the future. I do not know for sure (and actually doubt) that any of this speculation is real, but they were talking an 18 month time line.

Merger or aquisition?

 

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Merger going forward under the Delta name.

Again, this is not my opinion.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Earlier this year, NWA CEO? was asked about a merger. He said there would be no merger "THIS YEAR".

The DAL CEO recently put out a press release saying that in case of a merger all the non-union DAL employees would be protected.

cliff
ABQ

 

[jke406]

The DAL CEO recently put out a press release saying that in case of a merger all the non-union DAL employees would be protected.

cliff
ABQ

pardon my bluntness, but I'm not interested in whatever protection non-union employess may or may not receive.

 

[michael707767]

Merger going forward under the Delta name.

wanna bet?

 

[p3flteng]

Doesn't NWA have the Japan cabotage? I heard this is a holdover from WW2 and it can't be grandfathered. So if NWA loses its identity, or is acquired like Eastern/Pan Am then the cabotage expires(and I believe they are the only one right now who has this). That would seem to be worth its weight in gold if true.

 

[Occam's Razor]

Doesn't NWA have the Japan cabotage? I heard this is a holdover from WW2 and it can't be grandfathered. So if NWA loses its identity, or is acquired like Eastern/Pan Am then the cabotage expires(and I believe they are the only one right now who has this). That would seem to be worth its weight in gold if true.

No cabotage.

NWA has 5th Freedom rights in Japan. They allow NWA to pickup pax on Japan and carry them to another country (other than the US).

Successorship of the rights were "clarified" in 2000 when the "B" slots were designated for the second runway at NRT. Under the old terms, NWA had automatic "beyond" rights for any flight it chose to add TO Japan. The "B" slots and KIX slots were distributed and the terms of NWA's (and UAL's) 5th rights were refined.

The end result is the rights are considered a "transactable" asset if operated by NWA...or it's assigns (a legal term meaning, "Whoever they say"). NWA then used the rights as collateral for the Revolving Line Of Credit ($1.6-billion). That could not have been done if the banks thought the rights would not survive a merger.

 

[C-135 Backer]

1. There are no "bypass pilots". Everybody that was furloughed has long-ago passed the "fish or cut bait" point. There are a few LOA pilos trickling back as their Leaves expire...but there are NO pilots on recall bypass.

I am on recall bypass. There are others. Don't know where you got this information from.

Cheers,

Pack2Back

 

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Currently, there are 211 pilots on long term deferral (up to 4 years from first recall notice). My guess is that less than half will come back.

 

[Superpilot92]

I was called for an interview and i am excited about the opportunity to interview. I am a on the low side of the TT, I am just over 3000tt with 250 tpic with no connections. So I am going to interview and give it a shot and hope for the best. Oh and i applied right after it opened up online.