Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
From a business standpoint I completely agree. From a pilot perspective I may be less inclined to go all in... Allegiant has come a long way, but let’s not forget they got to where they are after years of poor pay, and even poorer maintenance practices. Not sure I’d want to go through those growing pains. Then again, it will all depend on many circumstances...
Moxy however would be a different story for me, JMHO.
I meant don't bet against Levy to be successful. You can slam Allegiant all you want to (though you've never worked here) but this place is a money machine. Always has been. Not suggesting someone should jump ship from an LCC/ULCC to work at XTRA though. There will be no shortage of pilots. Look at all the washed up regional lifers watching their world collapse and banging every door they can to get out. They would jump at the chance to make $160/hr+ flying a Boeing. As for Moxy DN has never been wrong. That will be a much bigger threat to the current LCC/ULCCs especially Allegiant in SFB. I could see some of our younger pilots jumping ship hoping to cash in like the early JetBlue pilots did. As for the customers I'm not so sure. Allegiant customers seem to put value above everything and unless the price is the same they probably won't buy a premium product. Our customers treat air travel as a commodity. By buying new planes under warranty and hiring pilots on first year pay Moxyy will probably be financially competitive with us for the first 5 years or so. And could offer equivalent fares for a better product. Then as others said they will be looking for a buyout when their costs rise. DN takes his money and rides into the sunset. Again.