Horatio....
agreed. but that is not the point of the thread.
These guys DID agree to a bond.
they AGREED that they had broken the bond, and AGREED to pay the money owing.
So far, I think that these pilots HAVE acted like gentlemen,and professionals. it is the COMPANY who is acting like a spoilt brat here.
I realise that times have changed, and that pilots now have more choice. Still the argument stands though... "why don't companies address the real issue of why their pilots are leaving in droves!"
it still irks me that some companies are making record profits, paying their managers HUGE bonusses, skiting about how they have LOWERED airfares, then use the tired old lines like yours...
The regionals are facing massive (and growing) regulatory costs, massive demand growth (and wages pressure) for LAMEs, and simultaneously a drop in (a) rural and regional economies and (b) customer pricing expectations.
to deny any real salary increases.