Originally Posted by av8or

Thats only partially true. They know how to run the airline that’s existed for 90 yrs…. In much the same way it’s existed for at least the last 20…. Reactively and at a profit.

There is nothing about our branding or messaging internally or externally that says to people outside of our current footprint and client base “Fly Alaska.” That’s considered a feature not a bug by AS management. In the same way In N Out doesn’t head down to Texas to compete with WhatABurger.

They do what they do. When challenged, they do one of two things…. Retreat….. or start shuffling the deck to protect SEA. That’s it. That’s the playbook. Is what it is. Outside of their legacy core market, they ride the winds of change like a Bedouin tribe. So, one day…. In SFO, one day maybe out, then maybe expand, then maybe shut it down.

That’s who we are. It’s just not what most pilots want. Our individual options are: Leave… or…. fight for a contract that makes staying and putting up with it worth our while. Application ink, or April 1. Anything other than that is just pillow talk IMO.

The only question that remains is whether or