Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
As for a small sub-base for the LR, that is a terrible idea. They better train all of Boston and NYC. What happens when a super special trans-atlantic LR pilot calls in sick? What happens when 2-3 of them call in sick? IROP? When all the usual RSA/VDA superheroes can't help because they aren't qualified?
At a BARE MINIMUM, they better train all of Boston A320.
The Europe flying will be a separate group (JFK/BOS), the FAA won’t sign off on anything else. That’s what the big wigs were saying last month in recurrent. They also mentioned about *possibly expanding the “below red line” flying into MCO.