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v. to pay or award damages sufficient to put the party who was damaged back into the position he/she would have been in without the fault of another.
v. to pay or award damages sufficient to put the party who was damaged back into the position he/she would have been in without the fault of another.
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It's fairly clear to the even the novice reader. The Polar position insisted on the right of Polar crewmembers to take Atlas crewmembers seats in Atlas aircraft. Atlas argued that crewmembers who did not bring seats with them to the merged airline had no right to the seats of Atlas crewmembers in Atlas aircraft. Polars surplus of crews, brought about by the parking of their Classics, and the return of Classics that were owned by Atlas and dry leased to Polar, created a situation where pilots would eventually have a recall, but if Classics were parked, no PFE opportunities would exist for the furloughed PFE's.
The aribtrator integrated the list, yet maintained that no Polar crewmember had the right to Atlas seats in a manner that would "bump" an Atlas crewmember from his seat to the street.
Hence, Polar FE's have no right to displace an Atlas FE from his airplane or seat until new vacancies were created, post integration. (meaning the acquisition of new 3 man aircraft) Polar furloughed FO's and Captains have no right to displace an Atlas crewmember from their seat and are not eligible for recall at the merged carrier until there is growth in the fleet beyond the fleet size at the time of the merger.
It is clear that when the arbitrator "suggested" both parties rethink their original positions and come back with something else, Polar refused to move and Atlas responded, proposing other options. Arbitrators don't like people who are unwilling to seek to find common ground. Since it is their field on which everyone is playing, they get to set the rules.
As has been apparent in the course of events, it is apparent that ego overruled the responsibility of representation at Polar. The losers have been Polars crewmembers and their families at the hand of their elected leadership.
It appears now that someone more focused on representation is now at the helm for the Polar crewmembers. For their sake, it appears to be a good thing.
The aribtrator integrated the list, yet maintained that no Polar crewmember had the right to Atlas seats in a manner that would "bump" an Atlas crewmember from his seat to the street.
Hence, Polar FE's have no right to displace an Atlas FE from his airplane or seat until new vacancies were created, post integration. (meaning the acquisition of new 3 man aircraft) Polar furloughed FO's and Captains have no right to displace an Atlas crewmember from their seat and are not eligible for recall at the merged carrier until there is growth in the fleet beyond the fleet size at the time of the merger.
It is clear that when the arbitrator "suggested" both parties rethink their original positions and come back with something else, Polar refused to move and Atlas responded, proposing other options. Arbitrators don't like people who are unwilling to seek to find common ground. Since it is their field on which everyone is playing, they get to set the rules.
As has been apparent in the course of events, it is apparent that ego overruled the responsibility of representation at Polar. The losers have been Polars crewmembers and their families at the hand of their elected leadership.
It appears now that someone more focused on representation is now at the helm for the Polar crewmembers. For their sake, it appears to be a good thing.
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Actually what the Polar crew members would prefer is Polar airplanes with Polar crews.
It is difficult to replay history with the pieces moved, but it is hard to imagine Polar surviving to this day as an independent operator. And the other paths speculated about in the crew rooms (purchase by UAL, UPS, etc.) would almost certainly have resulted in the Polar crews being on the street.
This all about internal union power struggles, enabled by some egotistical/inept past management personnel. Nothing more and nothing less.
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Atlas upstreamed the money to form AAWH specifically to buy Polar. Lest everyone forget, a certain amount of that money, had it not been used to form AAWH and buy Polar, would almost certainly have ended up in the Atlas Pilots profit sharing.
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Atlas upstreamed the money to form AAWH specifically to buy Polar. Lest everyone forget, a certain amount of that money, had it not been used to form AAWH and buy Polar, would almost certainly have ended up in the back pockets of ex Atlas CEO Richard H. Shuyler.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGklTTM5...asAirCmplt.pdf
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGklTTM5...asAirCmplt.pdf
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Too late ..
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings trims fleet size
The Purchase, N.Y.-based company will cut its 747-200 fleet by seven and reduce crew force and ground staff. After the cut the company will operate seven 747-200 freighters and 22 747-400 freighters.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings trims fleet size
The Purchase, N.Y.-based company will cut its 747-200 fleet by seven and reduce crew force and ground staff. After the cut the company will operate seven 747-200 freighters and 22 747-400 freighters.
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Atlas classic fleet will go to 6 TOTAL if -512 goes to the desert on the 12th and -355 on the 19th.
Atlas -400 = 13
Polar -400 = 6
GSS -400 = 3
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Total -400 = 22
Atlas -400 = 13
Polar -400 = 6
GSS -400 = 3
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Total -400 = 22
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It looks like it is going to be "How low can you go for a while". I hope everyone keeps their jobs during this round of downturns. The international air cargo was down 22+% from the last year. Domestic not much better. And it is not even close to being over yet.
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