Originally Posted by
singlepilot
Would a merger induce headaches for us absolutely
Look at the long term gains though.
A 400-500 airplane ULCC monster that would have the absolute lowest CASM in the industry and probably some of the highest profit margins.
The negotiating power of 6-7000 pilots also couldn’t hurt.
I for one would happily set aside a few years of QOL and seniority for the longer term security and viability of the power house the two airlines would become.
Thats just me though, and after all we know most (not all) pilots seem to be selfish and shortsighted.
Is funny that you think that the end result would be frontier + spirit = the sum of their parts. You would not end up with that. You would end up with prob 3/4 of that. Everywhere there is overlay there would be trimming. Pilots would be furloughed. Routes would be lost. The End result would be a bigger airline but not anywhere near as big as the sum of the two separate airlines. Mergers are meant to increase profits not employees.