I’m with you. There is no way they can swap the Airbus base for a Boeing base with the training backlog that exists. I highly doubt there is a large majority of Boeing guys hoping to be based in sf. The reality will be all the sfo Airbus guys bidding over. If the bid results reflect a large majority of awards that require a fleet translation long course then they will cancel the bid and likely just scrap sfo.
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ShyGuy
I know what the email said, that the next 2 bids would completely close out Airbus SFO and open Boeing SFO to be about the same size as SFO Airbus today. It's just that after seeing how things operate, "I'll believe it when I see it."
In the past 2 yrs, LAX has become a pseudo-senior base because of the Airbus displacements, many CAs came to LAX because that is where their seniority is best (plus easier commutes). Our #1 guy wouldn't even show up until number 200 something in SEA. If they closed SFO without opening a Boeing base there, it would be an absolute blood bath for LAX. All bases, for that matter.