Just answer a couple easy questions. 1) How does this merger benefit Polar crewmembers? 2) What operating certificate will the merged pilot group operate under, Polar cert. or the Atlas cert.???
1) I don't have an answer because I don't know the issues at Polar, that a merger may resolve or improve. I'll try. Merged, you would have more choices on basing, where you fly, and when you fly (more patterns, more destinations). The combined contract offers the ability to improve pay, and with a single voice, we may make other gains. No more transferring of planes back and forth. There may be shifting, but we wouldn't care since we would be flying them anyway. More planes and contracts to absorb the downturns in the market, and the different markets, ie, a downturn in one area could be moved to an upturn in another area (military, charter). Your in one area, and just a few cities. An Asia contagion could hurt, where merged, they could increase military bidding, or take on charters, shifting planes where the profit is greater. The growth could be spread out, where Polar's future appears attached to DHL, which, if you hadn't noticed is having issues with USA, ABX and Astar. The DHL plan "may" be to keep Polar as a six airplane airline just servicing the landing rights you hold so dear, and DHL can ACMI the rest to Atlas. Growth on Atlas side, stagnation on Polar's side?
Another advantage would be all the spare time we'd have not giving each other crap on the boards....
2) I believe the current plan is under the Atlas cert.