Originally Posted by
EskimoJoe
One upside for AK is a default fence between the Bus and Boeing. I don't see a whole lot of people wanting to go through 3 months of training to get the same pay. Some will for base reasons but not many. No one asked for any of this, so blaming either pilot group for anything is ridiculous.
I'm curious to know what the pilot groups think regarding the upcoming allocation of Airbus equipment to largely north-south routes (LAXSEA, SEAPHX, etc.) while the 739ER fleet is placed on what were once VX transcons like LAXJFK, SFOJFK, etc. Does the change affect whether or not pre-merger AS pilots would prefer to transfer to Airbus equipment, etc?
Not trying to start a war, I'm just genuinely curious to know what the AS and VX pilots think and how it might color your perspectives on the integration.