Originally Posted by
Ala5ka
I think this is probably the best case scenario at this point..
i foresee it going differently. Hiring will stop, most junior are displaced back into the right seat… agree that we will for once be adequately staffed but the company will see that as excess meat on the bones… hiring will not resume for a long time. this will be used as contract negotiations continue. Company will say it’s fat on pilots and either accept a weak ta or prepare to furlough down to size. They’ll get their 51%. Sfo is closed. Bus is gone according to new schedule.
Qx is slowly dwindled down to nothing. Eventually those pilots will be slowly be given class dates at Alaska.. Alaska will use that as contract stall fodder for further negotiation cycles. They’ll argue as deserves less because it took less to get here blah blah blah.
sad but I believe it’s close to reality
There aren’t that many qualified pilots to go around. Your doomsday scenario would only exacerbate the problems this management team has created. People will leave and pilots seeking employment will look at places with better contracts, domiciles and growth opportunities. Other airlines can see past the short term oil spike.