Yes the West people never cease to amaze. Turn an upstart into a major in 6 years. Weather a bankruptcy and rebound into the 8th largest airline in the country. Survive the post 9-11 economic disaster for airlines and buy the 7th largest airline, saving it from bankruptcy liquidation.
Now the West pilots amaze me even more. 26 years without a fatal accident. 1800 plus professionals working for the travelling public, and maintaining a safe operation, even after 2 years of hostile attacks from an association elected to discriminate against them, and 5 years of backward mobility so the very people who are attacking them can make gains at their expense, with the aid of the company.
I too "hope the East pilots will stick by their guns", however detective Callahan-"I know what your thinking, in all the comotion, did he fire 5 or 6 shots?...well being this is a 357 magnum....the most powerful handgun in the world...what they need to ask themselves is ...do ya feel lucky?"....well do ya p....?
The doors are not going to close on account of these whiners throwing tizzy fits, unwinable grievences and USA today adds at the company. They are helping the company by keeping labor cost at rock bottom levels, and as soon as it no longer is in the companies best intrest to play along with usapa's illegal scam, then the company will put them in their place and the pilots here will send the losing, illegal, moronic ideas of Bradford and Seeham packing. Then the company may indeed close the doors, but it will have absolutely nothing to do with anything the east pilots "stuck by". Quite the contrary.
My apologies to Clint Eastwood.