Originally Posted by greaser

Similar thoughts here.

Something to add: No matter how a pilot found themselves on the Alaska seniority list, I strongly believe everyone benefited from the merger in this crisis. Who knows if VX would have made it? Maybe, maybe not. On the other side of the house, those 71 pesky Airbuses Alaska wants to get rid of made furlough substantially more costly. Alaska did not agree to the furlough mitigation programs out of the kindness of their hearts, they did it to save money.

When the VX aircraft are gone, the efficiencies of a single fleet will return along with the ease of furlough when the next black swan rears its head.

Its time for proper scope protections in our contract.