Chris Chiames
Chris Chiames
adding address bottom concern concerned exchange heard helped increase individual line options package pilots stock structural team tried union wage
What we heard from the union negotiating team as well as individual pilots is that they didn't like the stock options part of the wage package. They are concerned about bottom line take-home pay. They didn't see that stock options helped them with that. We tried to address that concern by rearranging the deal, adding more of a structural wage increase in the package in exchange for the stock options.
aircraft balance clean competitor east emerge expensive financial flights good regard sheets status stronger viable
We feel that we're in a good position, that this will make us a stronger airline, ... We'll be able to clean up our financial status with regard to balance sheets and aircraft that are too expensive to fly, and emerge as a stronger, more viable competitor on the East Coast, where most of our flights are operating.
clearly gratified hope jobs majority order pilots rest
We're gratified with the judge's order but clearly disappointed it has come to this. A majority of our pilots are doing their jobs and we hope the rest come back real soon.
directly involve outside pilots preference reach resolution
Our preference is to reach a resolution with the pilots directly and not involve outside parties.
aircraft broke fire pieces rear several
We know that the aircraft broke into several pieces and there was a fire at the rear part of the aircraft,
block fairly good job trying
They are trying to block this (alliance) for their own competitive interests, and have done a fairly good job in distracting people.
point
At no point did we undercut fares. We matched, not undercut, fares.
please quite sure
Frankly, we aren't quite sure what it is going to take to please the pilots,