Originally Posted by
buzzpat
No Sink, I'm not kidding. And, once again, I get it. What I am saying is that bringing smaller jets to the company is fine. It certainly behooves the junior guys. I'm not opposed to it, I actually applaud it. HOWEVER, if anybody thinks that it means we are thriving is sorely mistaken. We are a huge international airline. We pride ourselves on being the best pilots in the industry. And, in my opinion, we are. The company can't grow and WE can't grow if we don't aspire to build our WB fleet. I saw an Aeroflot 777 take off from LA last night on its way to Moscow. Do you know how many 777s we have? Frikkin Aeroflot? Which we now code share by the way. We are quickly becoming a ticket brokering regional carrier. Not what I have in mind.
The problem with your premise is that WE don't decide which airplanes to fly. It would be cool if we could simply tell the company "Dammit, we are the best pilots in the world so we demand you double our wide body fleet. Look at Emirates, Etihad, and Aeroflot."
Also, what do you think bringing on 100 or so E190s would do to your seniority? I would bet that after the dust settles post-bid, you could hold 777 F/O with some incredible seniority. Growth, no matter the airframe, benefits everybody except the top 5%. Right now, I don't think we have much say in wide body growth.