Originally Posted by
drop24
Is there anything to stop them from offering the "bonus" again at the start of a new contract? Do you think it will be an ongoing thing or will they one day just stop if they have as much crew as they need?
There are two different types of bonuses here. The first is the bonus that is in the contract and has been for many many years. The second is the bonus that they just started offering last year and is not in our contracts.
In my opinion, the first will stay as long as we are employed here. The second I feel will not be renewed after their initial period of 5 years. The second one was really put in place as a retention tool not a recruiting tool. Pilots in their first 2 years don't receive that bonus. (or is it 3 years? I'm not sure)
But the point is, if they offer or don't offer it, it's up to you whether you want to be here or not. I feel that a lot (read almost all) of the pilots would quit if they took away the bonus that is in the contract.