Originally Posted by
Baradium
They would be fools to give up all their scope to allow a merger to complete. And the formerly widespread Alaska battlecry of "scope doesn't matter" isn't going to work on them.
I agree. But capping scope at current AS levels would be reasonable, wouldn't really hurt JB pilots, and wouldn't directly cost the company(s) anything. Terminating existing feed contracts would cost big bucks. The value of the merger to management would likely outweigh the loss of some future outsourcing. Especially since now is not a great time to outsource, there really is a pilot shortage at the regionals.
Fringe benefit: AS gets some scope!