Originally Posted by
crgok9
I also think that the current management at B6 is no longer capable of continuing the operation. Everything that we all knew was behind the scenes pretty much reared it's ugly head during the V-Day massacre. I.E. the shoestring budgets that have kept us from being properly equipped with dispatch and scheduling software that is designed to work with a 130 A/C airline, the lack of "qualified" middle management personel in key decision making positions, the lack of a phone system that can actually handle so many customer calls and the list goes on and on...
If a buyout occurs I just hope to have a job on the back side of it. Neeleman is killing this company and truly needs to leave. At this point I pretty much feel that B6's only chance for survival is a buyout buy a real airline.
Well, the Needle has pretty much sucked dime out of B6 he can. That's why I'd look to see him bail sometime this year.
Some of the reasons you gave are why I think it will be F9. Complimentary aircraft and route structure. If you put the two route maps together, it makes a lot of sense. From the pilot's perspective, F9 has an in-house Union, so that would be more palatable to your anti-ALPA cadre.
Hopefully, they won't screw you like CAL did to PE when they took them over...gave the top 250 or so Captains DoH and stapled everyone else. You know for sure if its DAL or Spirit, the "Swingline" will be warmed up.