Originally Posted by
rploehn
You need money and manpower. You announced PEK with no pilots agreement. Now you announce the need for aircraft with....tah dah...no pilots agreement. See
If it were 737s they were buying, those rates are already in the pilots contract and no further negotiations would be needed. If it is another type, then they need to negotiate a new pay rate.
It's also a tactic for negotiating a new contract. Is is management saying, hey pilots, play nice and we'll get some nice shinny new airplanes for you.