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RemoveB4flght
Maybe you mean any or all of those things will be bad for you?
If there is a second fleet, there’s no way to know which base(s) it will go to first. Movement for some, not for others.
With a single fleet, two year upgrades are gone, but a new type could mean quick upgrades for some depending on what plane it actually is.
Bases closure/opening? Farrr to pilot specific to call. If it is your suggested “rumor de jour” of BWI for ACY, that’s bad news for what, the dozen pilots in that little flying club? And good news for the ever revolving door of 20 new hires who have to do their month there. BWI is far more commutable for the majority.
We are growing and hiring and expecting more planes and people here still swear the sky is falling
When MCO opened it stagnated LAS, DFW, ORD, and DTW. ACY is what it is on staffing and FLL is always adding pilots. So no, not just me, but a significant number of junior Captains and numerous FO's wanting to get into their bases of choice. New hires are great for system wide seniority but they're insignificant for in base seniority. Long term more bases provided more flexibility, and I suspect we'll see even more as we're a point-to-point airline and not a hub and spoke, but short term it's a significant QOL killer as you ride seniority or can't get into your base. Did you miss the other discussions from other posters discussing how long it is to get into a base and to not even worry about a line for 1.5+ years?
I don't think there's really any question anymore about the 737Max. If we were going to order more 320's we had ample opportunity to announce such at airshows and trade conventions this summer. The only reason to delay an announcement is to coincide such with Boeings triumphant return to the skies. You don't really want to announce an order for broken bird.
Faster upgrade with two fleets? I'm genuinely curious why that would be. Do you think some 320 FO's would stay put and not upgrade at all instead of upgrading into the 73?
I didn't say the sky was falling. I said that adding new bases and a second fleet will kill QOL which is not incorrect. New hires and upgrades going into other bases and another fleet do nothing to improve the relative seniority of anyone in the existing bases. Reading comprehension obviously ain't your thing.