Hawaii ETOPS approved by FAA
Feb 22, 2019, 4:25 pm
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I'll let someone else do that - which I'm confident they will.
Feb 22, 2019, 4:52 pm
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Feb 22, 2019, 8:57 pm
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Uloess the original publisher is unconscious and starts something such a law suit would involve a massive Streisand Effect.
Feb 23, 2019, 7:45 am
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FT rules are such that it's not worth the effort. But you absolutely should.
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Feb 23, 2019, 9:49 am
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February 22nd, 2019
Southwest flies through rough week with Hawaii in the wings
Southwest flies through rough week with Hawaii in the wings
Delays, downgrades, union issues causing turbulence
Feb 25, 2019, 7:20 am
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Source? Where do these rumors come from? Last time, people were banking on Valentine's Day. I am skeptical but will retract my skepticism if you prove to be right!
Feb 25, 2019, 8:37 am
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Feb 25, 2019, 8:38 am
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What "major concessions" are you imagining? The airline has 50K unionized employees, so anything "major" will be a bargaining chip. "Generous" is shrewd. The corporate goal should be protecting its reputation and its business plans.
Feb 25, 2019, 1:39 pm
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I don't know what the contentious issues are so I can't say, but since the various employee groups are represented by different unions and have different priories what is 'Major" to one might not be to another. If business plans include protecting profits that may be in direct conflict with the Union;'s priorities. What is "generous" to one side may seem paltry to the other. Southwest's reputation seems pretty secure, unless there is a prolonged strike which seems unlikely, unless one side is so dug into it's position or so angry won't can't compromise.
Feb 25, 2019, 2:08 pm
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So mechanics "licking their chops" over major concessions was an abstraction? I think there may be a connection between Hawaii launch and coming to some agreement. Southwest's reputation being in play is no abstraction. But yes, they can still do ETOPS without it.