Originally Posted by
Dharma
I can't speak for the Alaska or Hawaiian pilots, but I hope their view is similar. All non-US3 pilots have to understand that if the ME3 puts our international flights out of business, that capacity is going someplace... most likely into the domestic system and it could start another wave of overcapacity, competition for a limited passenger pool, and possibly another wave of bankruptcies.
No thanks.
Except that our management has learned that capacity drives revenue. We would see a whole lot of parked and underutilized aircraft before that happens. Still not good though.
I refer you to the fleet flexibility discussion here:
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bam...6101116293.cfm