Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
Were the F9 pilots played by the typical management playbook of we need concessions to survive or was this order because this newly negotiated agreement REQUIRES the company to do this?
Serious question only. Not bashing.
Republic Airways Announces Order for 80 Airbus NEO Aircraft
Aircraft to be flown by Frontier Airlines
Republic Airways Announces Order for 80 Airbus NEO Aircraft - Yahoo! Finance
Back in the 1980's, Carl Icahn ordered a bunch of A330's and A340's -- which were still on the drawing board at that time -- to influence the TWA pilots into agreeing to a concessionary contract.
Did you ever see an Airbus widebody in TWA colors?
In 1998, Stephen Wolf ordered 300-400 Airbus aircraft -- "more airplanes than God can count", to fuel what he termed would be "turbo-growth" at US Airways, to goad those pilots into agreeing to a concessionary contract.
US Airways ended up with 17-year pilots on furlough, and 25-year F/O's.
It's the oldest trick in the book...