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The outcome of the LAN-Aeroasis-Aires saga is still unclear. Aires pilots have already been informed that there will be no salary increments until the airline becomes profitable, which unlikely to happen until the end 2012. In the meantime Aeroasis pilots are going to be scattered all over South America and then brought back to Colombia to assist Aires second half this year.
What is going to happen then? Will Aires (future LAN Colombia) have their own pilots flying with guys from an airline that does not even exist?-Aeroasis is a paper airline for all practical matters- How are Aires pilots going to cope with the fact that pilots working for Aeroasis are getting double their salary, for doing the same job? Aeroasis does not even have a checking counter in El Dorado, yet their pilots make huge amounts compared to the much underpaid Aires’ pilots. 30 something privileged pilots from an inexistent airline will be calling the shots and making “the money” while the pilots of what is still the second airline in Colombia are relegated to being the underpaid second class drivers. Yes LAN rescued Aires from bankruptcy, but it just makes no sense. Why doesn’t LAN level everybody under Aires pay scale? If the objective is to make Aires profitable as soon as possible why pay such price for 30 plus pilots, some of whom have never flown the A320.
If we take into account that LAN will be signing both their pay checks one can anticipate at least a very unpleasant welcome to all 30 plus privileged Aeroasis pilots.
So LAN may have been fair when recruiting their own pilots (Aeroasis), but it’s being very unfair to the ones they did not hire (Aires).
Aires to take A320s and resume expansion by early 2012