Originally Posted by
HGWT
If this is truly the case then every Alaska Airlines pilot should be updating their resume. It’s clear that Alaska’s management (and to a large extent, workforce) abide a different reality than the rest of the airline industry but to be so short sighted and naive to stake the future of the airline and with it their futures, and the futures of their employees, on the Ford Pinto of commercial airliners is reckless. With the exception of the cowboys at SW taking their quarterly jaunt through a gas station, the next 737 of any variant that has an accident will be the last 737 to fly, period.
If Alaska management is arrogant enough to continue to maintain status quo simply for the sake of nostalgia or “proudly all Boeing” they’ll get what they deserve when the aforementioned comes to fruition. But what about everyone who’s future is riding on these decisions?
Alaska pilots should be advocating for as diversified a fleet as possible regardless of where your fleet “affinity” lies...
Ford Pinto... how many 737 has Boeing sold? 10,000ish. How many Max order does Boeing have? 6,000ish. AMR, UAL, British Airways, and LUV all hitched to your Pinto...Really Comments like these are the reason management consistently laughs at our lack of knowledge. We think because we are competent pilots that this qualifies us for every executive position at AS. The superiority complex among the ex-VX pilot group is hard to hear. It seems each of you is more capable then our CEO, CFO, CCO. In case you haven’t met Andrew or Brandon, these might be two of the brightest minds in aviation right now. 10-12% growth going forward 300 to 380 pilots a year hiring indefinitely. Yes, that order secures your future. I think moving forward we will as a pilot group secure SWA rates and SWA work rules. A solid and secure future for AS and yes, I think it is a home run for all of you.
If you love Airbus you might hate this plan. I think it’s the right plan for AS, its future and all of your futures.