The Alaska discount is alive and well
02-02-2023, 04:07 PM
#142
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For Alaska to retain pilots, they need DL+ 2%, bases in San Diego, Vegas, Dallas, Orlando, New York and Charlotte. They also need to get widebody flying and they also need industry leading work rules. Also no trips that start before noon in any domicile and finish before 6pm.
02-02-2023, 04:22 PM
#143
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For Alaska to retain pilots, they need DL+ 2%, bases in San Diego, Vegas, Dallas, Orlando, New York and Charlotte. They also need to get widebody flying and they also need industry leading work rules. Also no trips that start before noon in any domicile and finish before 6pm.
02-02-2023, 04:28 PM
#144
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I never said I had a problem with the program, in fact I think it’s great and use it often.
My point was that abuse/misuse is going to get it taken away, not just the company arbitrarily taking it away out of spite as you and others suggested.
What? You just expect the company to keep throwing money away due to no show’s and/or people not cancelling the rooms they booked but didn’t need afterall? You obviously have never owned a business before, because that makes no sense…
My point was that abuse/misuse is going to get it taken away, not just the company arbitrarily taking it away out of spite as you and others suggested.
What? You just expect the company to keep throwing money away due to no show’s and/or people not cancelling the rooms they booked but didn’t need afterall? You obviously have never owned a business before, because that makes no sense…
02-02-2023, 04:54 PM
#145
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If they come back looking to extend a contract only 7-8 months old, they are desperate and we need to demand DL+ 2% AND add a number of QOL and scheduling improvements. Otherwise, what's the point? Anything less will ensure the, AS-DL/UA/AA/SW pathway program stays alive and well.
02-02-2023, 04:56 PM
#146
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Agree for the most part, but, can I just say that I was a tad surprised that they were whining to that over 26k. This company will p1$$ away $26K with a catering order for one of their Pom Pom meetings in SEA, or prob within about 30 mins due to lack of prep for snow, or not having gates or rampers in OGG. I get the “hey, if ya don’t mind canceling, we’d sure appreciate it.”, memo, but act as though $26k in overages threatens the MOU?? Please.
02-02-2023, 05:22 PM
#147
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the amount of CA’s I’ve flown with lately giving me the super duper top secret low down on mergers has gone up 10 fold. United, buying Hawaiian, JetBlue, southwest, and of course American. If our stock goes the other direction I’ll see it but even with high attrition we are super expensive for a small 73 based company that has a foot hold in the PNW.
02-02-2023, 05:26 PM
#148
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More commutable trips? 82.7% of all trips are commutable on one end of the trip, and 92.8% of all trips greater than 3-days are commutable for March lines….
What more do you want? It’s a give & take for local based pilots, most local pilots like stuff other than the deemed “commutable trips”.
02-02-2023, 05:31 PM
#149
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More commutable trips? 82.7% of all trips are commutable on one end of the trip, and 92.8% of all trips greater than 3-days are commutable for March lines….
What more do you want? It’s a give & take for local based pilots, most local pilots like stuff other than the deemed “commutable trips”.
What more do you want? It’s a give & take for local based pilots, most local pilots like stuff other than the deemed “commutable trips”.
Last edited by Rangerover; 02-02-2023 at 05:41 PM.
02-02-2023, 06:02 PM
#150
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Again, most local pilots don’t like those type of “commutable on both end” trips as they typically will have you on the roads at peak morning and evening rush hour traffic….it’s all a give & take for everyone, and I guarantee in every base we still have more local pilots than commuters.
Last edited by FreqFlyer; 02-02-2023 at 06:14 PM.
