Originally Posted by
Flying Elvis
I did not omit that. I said that they would need to re-allocate LCAs to take full advantage of the concession. If you think the company wsn't planning to do so, I believe you underestimate their intelligence.
Investors: "So, you've got an opportunity to save millions of dollars just by some minor staffing changes, and you didn't? Can you explain why?"
Of course they will attempt to train more pilots in base. They will have some success doing that. They can't reallocate check airman under the contract. If you follow the bids you will also see that it would be nearly impossible to try and chase the training. It shifts wildly around the system.
When we got these trip drops added several years back via LOA I did not see a surge in hiring. It will have a effect just nothing like what has been posted. Also keep in mind the company is not contractually obligated to release any pilots due to OE.
Remember the hundreds if not thousands of jobs contract 2012 was going to cost us according to the forum. A simple look at block hours verses manning shows we lost nothing.