Originally Posted by
rightside02
Been at JetBlue for about 3 years , haven't seen any CA leave for the big three except for a small amount that had recall rights to Delta and a few still have recall rights to AA.Sure FO's have left but Ca's maybe one or two.
I had a conversation on the jumpseat back in 2012 with a regional crew. The FO was applying to all legacies. The CA had more than a decade at the company and was hesitant to walk away from his seniority - he was still on the fence whether or not to bail to a legacy. I told him that I expected his seniority to move backward over the coming years due to all of the attrition at the bottom. And that's exactly what's happened over the last three years - the CA's seniority has moved backward. I expect LCCs to see the same backward movement in seniority within the next few years.
Originally Posted by
bubi352
I could actually see a legacy buying us and keep running as a separate LLC similar to what Lufthansa is doing with Germanwings. Lots of advantages doing so.
Not at all likely for a number of reasons.