Originally Posted by
Big E 757
Well, I didn't at first. But then Mr. Anderson said they where going to cancel the E190/73-900 order [because we didn't vote in the TA]. The 40 737-9's were replacement aircraft anyway. BFD. I agree that it wouldn't make sense to induce the cascade out of spite, but then again, they could post an ugly TA to knock us back on our heels, and then make a few small, positive (for us) adjustments over the next few months to lessen the training impact for them but still have us in a psychological state of uncertainty.
What can I say, I'm married to an Italian woman. I know how this can play out.
Ha! I hear that. Seriously though, they have their hands full dealing with last minute marketing changes, and don't have the 'luxury' of punitive staffing. It will be really interesting to see if they can keep the operation going on all cylinders as training picks up and the regionals dump more flying to mainline that they can't staff. Hopefully they don't end up leaving money out there or worse, have to cancel flights due to a lack of pilots available to fly the schedule. Both have happened before.