The thing is though, Franke is a smart old man who has seen eeeeverything in the airline industry. He knows exactly what he's doing. He knew IPO wasn't going to happen this year around April/May. He started strong in Jan/Feb padding our schedule by an obscene amount, jumping out on time performance to number 4. (I made it a personal goal to be home by schedule block in.) But as soon as he knew the market wasn't going maximize his capitalization, he bailed. He knew Denver was going to melt down and he doesn't care. Biffle would be looking for another job right now if Denver was some sort of "surprise". Currently it's all maximizing Indigo's dividends until next year, or the year after when he sees fit.

Pilots? Warm bodies. Plenty of those at every street corner. What Repubic (that's for Bedford and IBT, not the pilots) did is something completely different. Those that appear smart, intelligent, some sort of charisma and a good resume for the legacies? Move along, you are not welcome here.