Originally Posted by thezipper
mmmm maybe a strategy to get this Pilot TA passed... how many NWA mainline ALPA votes vs. Pinnacle and Mesaba? I guess if the NewCo planes are going to be flown by NWA mainline and current NWA furloughed pilots have first bid on this, who says NWA can't sacrifice Pinnacle pilots down the road for the greater good of getting the TA passed... ok... lots of conjecture on my part... but it's a thought...
Pinnacle and Mesaba pilots don't vote. Believe me, after the MidAtlantic experience at US Airways, no one is excited by this. It means the company will do this to get concessions and spin off the SJet company to a regional. Then they'll be rid of the pilots for good. The pilots know that.
They paid $2 MM--there were other bidders but NWA was the higest.