Agreed, but I think any business based on commerce would contract or stay status quo during a downturn. So when you keep mentioning that I think that’s a pretty obvious statement. It would be nice if management thought outside of the cube a bit and had some cash to invest in a downturn (gates, slots, assets etc) foreseeing light at the end of the tunnel a bit.

I don’t foresee Alaska colors EVER hoping from continent to continent it’s just not marketable, so I do think that in the mean time this is a good move for AS pilots to continue to have a large market share of west coast flying. MAX 10’s will be flying between all the major cities with long enough runways feeding both AS and AA connections, and we will continue to fill a niche. I’m one of the few that actually thinks AS is doing an OK job with the product. Is it DAL, nope never will be, but is it competitive on the west coast? I think so. We ALL were hired by a narrow body operator, expecting anything more would be a fool’s errand. Fortunately every airline is hiring right now so if anything it’s a blessing that there are so many opportunities out there for pilots.

I didn’t really think about PHX I think that’s a good opportunity as well. Although I don’t always like what you say, I do appreciate you posting your insight.