Originally Posted by 757Driver
It's been that way for years Sonny. Look at J-Blew. The are retreating with their tails between their legs and cancelling trans-cons, cutting back on orders, NYC-FLA market is retrenching ect... These "start-ups" shine for several years than start suffering the very same pains we do.
Nothing new here except for defending the trade. When times are good again what carrier will you want to work for? The Jet Blews or the Legacy's?
As far as the clearing smoke goes, even if Delta NWA and UAL survive in the short term I think most would agree that it will be sometime before they are in a position to hire anyone. I know that you guys love to cling to the past but things do change. Sure start ups suffer growing pains, but a few are still here and are growing; Airtran, Frontier, Jetblue ect. And a few of the Legacy carriers have transformed into close to LCC themselves. So if given the opportunity to be stuck in the right seat for an eternity at a stagnant old legacy or join a progressive new company that offers a much quicker upgrade in a brand new plane, No contest.
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