Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
So with all these divestures of LGA and DCA flying, what does that mean for the combined pilot group of nearly 15,000 pilots? I think the writing is on the wall for the airline being "overstaffed" once the merger is done and the slots divested, despite the retirements (which don't begin in large numbers until 5 years from now).
Those slots are just a p*ss in the pot for the whole operation. It's about as miniscule as taking one grain of sand out of an entire pail full. The will reallocate those resources to other hubs most likely anyway.