Originally Posted by DashTrash

Scott Kirby is not a Tilton or Smallsak!!! He is paying more for the privilege of having a lot of extra staffing just in case there are opportunities to pounce on. This LOA is costing the company more by about 20%. If Kirby wanted to do the short-term fiscally responsible thing, he would have just furloughed 4000-5000 pilots. He wants to make this airline the best it can be. He wants that to be his legacy.

If they had furloughed 4000-5000, many pilots in the middle of the middle tier would be on NB reserve for a while.