Originally Posted by
Zoomie
The companies want Virtual basing for flexibility and because no investors have the stomach for actual new hubs unless you are a new entry to the market.
If DL or UAL have a virtual base in FL, investors will go crazy with doom and gloom.
Both carriers need a FL base, probably UAL more than DL, but IMO the investors are preventing any appearance of expansion.
It sounds like you're confusing a base (aka pilot domicile) with an airline hub.
You have to ask yourself, why do ALPA and the company disagree on virtual basing? The VP of flight ops thinks it's a "great idea" but the MEC won't even discuss it under the model the company proposes. Why?