Originally Posted by FirstClass

I don't think it will drive allegiant into bankruptcy but I don't think allegiant pilots will get legacy pay either. If you negotiate it that's great! I hope you do. But there is a pecking order. You want top pay you might get it quicker by changing jobs to a top airline, just my opinion. This is your first contract, if you can get 80% of legacy pay you should take it, and in my opinion 80 percent would be generous. You can always re-open things in a few years when the shortage really kicks in.

In reality though it probably doesn't matter. Allegiant won't be able to survive the pilot shortage 5 years from now anyway, you'll be out of business and you won't be alone. Best case you figure out a way to merge, mid case you sell your airbus' and tack the pilots on to the bottom of someone's seniority list, worst case you just fold.