Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Absolutely. A DELAY. A delay caused by a smaller (and more efficient) fleet and a smaller pilot group and a large number of furloughed pilots that will INEVITABLY cause a massive slowdown in the flow. We aren’t talking about AA mainline at the top of the seniority list which barring AA going Chapter 7 was always going to be OK, we are talking about the guy at the bottom, the newbie deciding on which regional CJO to take. Is a smaller mainline fleet and 1500 furloughed pilots between any possibility of ANYONE flowing going to make a difference in the inherent value of flow to that person? Oh H€|| yeah.
Denying that is as stupid as denying a strong headwind on a long leg is going to affect your fuel consumption. Inclined Plane can impugn the motives of someone bringing those FACTS up all you want, but it doesn’t change the reality.
Yes any discussion of the merits of flow is really only useful for those who have not committed yet (or are maybe only a couple years in).
If you're already a few years in might as well keep all the apps updated, and count flow as a backup if nobody else calls.