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FNGFO
Yeah, uh, they start parking those gas guzzling 320 CEOs and they’ll only further aggravate the attrition, stagnation and recruiting issues. In addition to the 319s you’re talking about another 50 or so 320s. Or parking 85 planes in total with the best case scenario of a 1:1 exchange for Neo deliveries.
There are more than an a few folks who are locked in here with the golden handcuffs and or short remaining careers. There are also a lot who aren’t. I guess the plan amidst this $6.6B deal could be to run off half of the pilot group, get rid of the gas guzzlers, tread water or shrink the fleet and hope training costs aren’t too high to set the revolving door in motion for FOs and younger junior CAs. Seems like a poor way to make money and get a return on the investment.
seems like a poor way to make money ? Exactly . That’s why it’s not going to Unfold that way. And the previous poster is very correct. Public company. He maybe chairmen of the board (at ripe old age of mid 80s) but the board gets votes. And board I’m guessing they see a power house low cost carrier in the making. If you wanna leave then leave. But the sky isn’t falling. And last I checked southwest has slow upgrades and no wide bodies. They stay and recruit successfuly because it’s a good job that pays fat. Make both of those true here, no reason to think this can’t be a career airline either . It is for me .