Hawaiian Air Pilots Vote To Strike

I often marvel at the complex machinations of the Airline Industry. As Bobby Dylan sings - "You Got To Serve Somebody"

So is the case for HA's management and the pilots who work there. HA is now the dominant carrier in the Islands and pretty much to and from there to the mainland. Having seen the demise of its smaller rival Aloha - victim you might say to a series of rather nasty occurrences and greed, and pretty much seen off the challenge from Mesa's GO subsidiary, now they face the consequences of dominant market power.

So the stage is set for a battle royal between the pilots and the management. This should come to a head just around Thanksgiving or even Christmas. I did a quick check and the inventory availability is pulling tight now despite approx $300 RT tickets being available from now till the middle of November.

Of course the big loser in such a battle will be the State of Hawaii's tourism which is suffering probably its worst time in decades.

Let's hope they learn to get along

Cheers