Spirit of NKS, Part IV
02-14-2017, 10:36 AM
#231
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,480
No, no, you want the qualified candidates to apply for two (selfish) reasons:
1. You want to keep the attrition up.
2. You want the good people to stay AFTER we get a contract.
If we simply hire a bunch of bozo's (like the mouth from the south
), then we're stuck with them. Congrats Rainbow, on your job OR potential job!
**Those of you paying attention to the fleet plan, it increased from 157 to 160 on the Feb 7 filing.**
02-14-2017, 12:10 PM
#235
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,723
Your mileage may vary with not attending a fair. For sure, there's a very high chance of a call after going to a fair. In the meantime, I would apply and get someone to internal rec you if you know anyone at Spirit.
If you are at a regional then I highly recommend getting the process underway. You are losing seniority every day you aren't on property. We will get a contract. Inside of 12 months from now is my guess. Then you'll be way too late and a dollar short. Going somewhere that your paycheck matches the name on the airplane is highly recommended and much more stable than any regional out there today.
If you are at a regional then I highly recommend getting the process underway. You are losing seniority every day you aren't on property. We will get a contract. Inside of 12 months from now is my guess. Then you'll be way too late and a dollar short. Going somewhere that your paycheck matches the name on the airplane is highly recommended and much more stable than any regional out there today.
02-14-2017, 04:53 PM
#238
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2012
Position: A320
Posts: 90
We're about to get lapped again.....
ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERAGE
Feb 14, 5:54 PM EST
Leaders of American Airlines pilots' union blast CEO
DALLAS (AP) -- Support from labor unions was critical when Doug Parker's US Airways forced a merger with American, but now the CEO of the world's biggest airline is under fire from unions unhappy about pay that lags rates at rival Delta.
Leaders of the pilots' union say they have lost confidence in the ability of Parker and senior executives to lead the airline. Flight attendants picketed Tuesday at company headquarters and three big airports.
The unions are complaining about lower pay and profit sharing than counterparts at Delta Air Lines. Delta said it will pay about $1.1 billion to employees as their share of the company's 2016 profit. American set aside $314 million.
American says it has increased wages and benefits by $3.5 billion since its 2013 merger with US Airways.
Airlines have become hugely profitable in recent years after a string of mergers. Parker has pledged that American will provide industry-leading pay when contracts come up for renegotiation, but that isn't until 2020 for American's pilots. They wanted upgrades after Delta and United pilots got raises last year.
The Allied Pilots Association board unanimously approved a resolution on Monday saying it had lost confidence in Parker. Union President Dan Carey said American has made questionable decisions that have kept the airline behind Delta in customer satisfaction, operations and revenue.
Company spokesman Matt Miller said American shares the union's goal of making the airline a great place to work and is pleased with its progress, so "further public dialogue serves no purpose."
Separately, American flight attendants were picketing Tuesday at the company's headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and at airports in Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, North Carolina - all busy hubs for American flights.
Union President Bob Ross said that despite record profits, American flight attendants are paid less than at other airlines and are unhappy about frequent computer meltdowns, bad schedules and new uniforms that some employees say cause allergic reactions.
Miller said flight attendants have received average pay increases of 27 percent since the merger. The company said in November that pilot pay had climbed an average of 53 percent in that time.
The vote by the pilots' union board and the picketing by members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have no legal effect but symbolize worsening relations between the unions and senior management.
In 2013, Parker successfully courted the unions in his bid to force then-bankrupt American, which had a history of stormy relations with labor including strikes in the 1990s, to merge with his smaller airline. Parker's team replaced the executives who were running American.
Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. fell 84 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close Tuesday at $46.57.
---
David Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter
ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERAGE
Feb 14, 5:54 PM EST
Leaders of American Airlines pilots' union blast CEO
DALLAS (AP) -- Support from labor unions was critical when Doug Parker's US Airways forced a merger with American, but now the CEO of the world's biggest airline is under fire from unions unhappy about pay that lags rates at rival Delta.
Leaders of the pilots' union say they have lost confidence in the ability of Parker and senior executives to lead the airline. Flight attendants picketed Tuesday at company headquarters and three big airports.
The unions are complaining about lower pay and profit sharing than counterparts at Delta Air Lines. Delta said it will pay about $1.1 billion to employees as their share of the company's 2016 profit. American set aside $314 million.
American says it has increased wages and benefits by $3.5 billion since its 2013 merger with US Airways.
Airlines have become hugely profitable in recent years after a string of mergers. Parker has pledged that American will provide industry-leading pay when contracts come up for renegotiation, but that isn't until 2020 for American's pilots. They wanted upgrades after Delta and United pilots got raises last year.
The Allied Pilots Association board unanimously approved a resolution on Monday saying it had lost confidence in Parker. Union President Dan Carey said American has made questionable decisions that have kept the airline behind Delta in customer satisfaction, operations and revenue.
Company spokesman Matt Miller said American shares the union's goal of making the airline a great place to work and is pleased with its progress, so "further public dialogue serves no purpose."
Separately, American flight attendants were picketing Tuesday at the company's headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and at airports in Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, North Carolina - all busy hubs for American flights.
Union President Bob Ross said that despite record profits, American flight attendants are paid less than at other airlines and are unhappy about frequent computer meltdowns, bad schedules and new uniforms that some employees say cause allergic reactions.
Miller said flight attendants have received average pay increases of 27 percent since the merger. The company said in November that pilot pay had climbed an average of 53 percent in that time.
The vote by the pilots' union board and the picketing by members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have no legal effect but symbolize worsening relations between the unions and senior management.
In 2013, Parker successfully courted the unions in his bid to force then-bankrupt American, which had a history of stormy relations with labor including strikes in the 1990s, to merge with his smaller airline. Parker's team replaced the executives who were running American.
Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. fell 84 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close Tuesday at $46.57.
---
David Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter
02-14-2017, 05:29 PM
#239
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: A-320
Posts: 784
We're about to get lapped again.....
ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERAGE
Feb 14, 5:54 PM EST
Leaders of American Airlines pilots' union blast CEO
DALLAS (AP) -- Support from labor unions was critical when Doug Parker's US Airways forced a merger with American, but now the CEO of the world's biggest airline is under fire from unions unhappy about pay that lags rates at rival Delta.
Leaders of the pilots' union say they have lost confidence in the ability of Parker and senior executives to lead the airline. Flight attendants picketed Tuesday at company headquarters and three big airports.
The unions are complaining about lower pay and profit sharing than counterparts at Delta Air Lines. Delta said it will pay about $1.1 billion to employees as their share of the company's 2016 profit. American set aside $314 million.
American says it has increased wages and benefits by $3.5 billion since its 2013 merger with US Airways.
Airlines have become hugely profitable in recent years after a string of mergers. Parker has pledged that American will provide industry-leading pay when contracts come up for renegotiation, but that isn't until 2020 for American's pilots. They wanted upgrades after Delta and United pilots got raises last year.
The Allied Pilots Association board unanimously approved a resolution on Monday saying it had lost confidence in Parker. Union President Dan Carey said American has made questionable decisions that have kept the airline behind Delta in customer satisfaction, operations and revenue.
Company spokesman Matt Miller said American shares the union's goal of making the airline a great place to work and is pleased with its progress, so "further public dialogue serves no purpose."
Separately, American flight attendants were picketing Tuesday at the company's headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and at airports in Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, North Carolina - all busy hubs for American flights.
Union President Bob Ross said that despite record profits, American flight attendants are paid less than at other airlines and are unhappy about frequent computer meltdowns, bad schedules and new uniforms that some employees say cause allergic reactions.
Miller said flight attendants have received average pay increases of 27 percent since the merger. The company said in November that pilot pay had climbed an average of 53 percent in that time.
The vote by the pilots' union board and the picketing by members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have no legal effect but symbolize worsening relations between the unions and senior management.
In 2013, Parker successfully courted the unions in his bid to force then-bankrupt American, which had a history of stormy relations with labor including strikes in the 1990s, to merge with his smaller airline. Parker's team replaced the executives who were running American.
Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. fell 84 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close Tuesday at $46.57.
---
David Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter
ASSOCIATED PRESS COVERAGE
Feb 14, 5:54 PM EST
Leaders of American Airlines pilots' union blast CEO
DALLAS (AP) -- Support from labor unions was critical when Doug Parker's US Airways forced a merger with American, but now the CEO of the world's biggest airline is under fire from unions unhappy about pay that lags rates at rival Delta.
Leaders of the pilots' union say they have lost confidence in the ability of Parker and senior executives to lead the airline. Flight attendants picketed Tuesday at company headquarters and three big airports.
The unions are complaining about lower pay and profit sharing than counterparts at Delta Air Lines. Delta said it will pay about $1.1 billion to employees as their share of the company's 2016 profit. American set aside $314 million.
American says it has increased wages and benefits by $3.5 billion since its 2013 merger with US Airways.
Airlines have become hugely profitable in recent years after a string of mergers. Parker has pledged that American will provide industry-leading pay when contracts come up for renegotiation, but that isn't until 2020 for American's pilots. They wanted upgrades after Delta and United pilots got raises last year.
The Allied Pilots Association board unanimously approved a resolution on Monday saying it had lost confidence in Parker. Union President Dan Carey said American has made questionable decisions that have kept the airline behind Delta in customer satisfaction, operations and revenue.
Company spokesman Matt Miller said American shares the union's goal of making the airline a great place to work and is pleased with its progress, so "further public dialogue serves no purpose."
Separately, American flight attendants were picketing Tuesday at the company's headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, and at airports in Los Angeles, Miami and Charlotte, North Carolina - all busy hubs for American flights.
Union President Bob Ross said that despite record profits, American flight attendants are paid less than at other airlines and are unhappy about frequent computer meltdowns, bad schedules and new uniforms that some employees say cause allergic reactions.
Miller said flight attendants have received average pay increases of 27 percent since the merger. The company said in November that pilot pay had climbed an average of 53 percent in that time.
The vote by the pilots' union board and the picketing by members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have no legal effect but symbolize worsening relations between the unions and senior management.
In 2013, Parker successfully courted the unions in his bid to force then-bankrupt American, which had a history of stormy relations with labor including strikes in the 1990s, to merge with his smaller airline. Parker's team replaced the executives who were running American.
Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. fell 84 cents, or 1.8 percent, to close Tuesday at $46.57.
---
David Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter
02-14-2017, 05:56 PM
#240
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 657
Congrats! I've jumpseated on them a lot lately and they seemed to be liking us spirit guys!
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