Alaska literally has no where to grow out of. They have completely destroyed the prospect of California as the SFO shrinking continue. Seattle? Yeah right, where? more bus gates? Portland? UMM no, gains nothing that already doesn't exist in Seattle.
Alaska showed their intention of growth the minute they shut down JFK.
Seattle airlines will continue to shrink back to the shell that it once was and be slowly stomped into submission by Delta until AK has to make another knee jerk reaction and acquire/merge with someone else....then they will ruin that again if they are in charge of the plan.
FACT: airbuses are being returned with no replacement aircraft coming, im not a math scientist but this is net loss and that equals shrinking.
FACT: Management is obviously quite interested in E190s as evidenced by a second parading of it and still no scope clause to prevent it.
FACT: A weak and apathetic pilot group, largely based in Seattle that will likely tank the 2020 negotiations.
AND YOU THINK THERE IS NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF AS AN ALASKA MAINLINE PILOT??!?!?!?!??!!
Originally Posted by
Mea25000
I think you have nothing to be afraid of. Growth is coming, I think exciting growth. The only slowing this down is Boeing at this point. Large order will be announced soon, single fleet. AS will take an expedited delivery schedule. More displacements from the Airbus, fall of 2020. 250-350 a year hiring, indefinitely moving forward.