Originally Posted by UnitedExpress

It’s quite evident that United is moving towards Ch 11 in order to restructure under Kirby. 36,000 employees: 15,000 FAs, 2250 pilots. Those are massive numbers. Out of all the regionals XJT has the most top-heavy pilot group. It makes XJT very expensive to contract out to during a pandemic, especially with only 50 seat aircraft. It’s beginning to feel like XJT is following Kirby’s lead and in the process of trying to reorganize as well. Let’s face it, SK has a track record for shrinking every airline he been apart of.