Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I agree with this. How much did they invest on GOL? 150 million is peanuts and would not precipitate a need for adding 500ln-900bln to the pilot costs. Its something else.
On a side note, I have been sitting here today pondering RA's comments about LHR. I have been focusing on OneWorld and BA, but his words could also be an indication that they want to go ahead and buy Singapore's 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic. Now that would require financing, and that would precipitate a desire for a quick deal with the pilots.
Why buy when you can have a revenue sharing JV?
If we keep focusing on RJs we might miss that this is currently permitted:
- 4 flights/week to LHR -> check.
- 175 seats on every VA flight -> approved!
The 76 seat RJ issue looks trivial if you picture what our current PWA permits for revenue sharing JVs...
How about 175 seats on every Emirates flight?
Cheers
George