Originally Posted by
flysnoopy76
I think Alaska management is banking on the likelihood of a recession in the near future to essentially bail them out of the mess they have created. In that case the competition’s growth likely slows allowing Alaska to safely stagnate and hunker down in Seattle while getting rid of the Airbus and eventually getting those pilots over to the Boeing.
I'm sure they're praying for a recession, like all the regional airline managers.
But a mild one won't make much of a dent in hiring, or guarantee that they'll be left alone by the bigs. UA and AA apparently will need to keep their training pipelines running for full bore just to have a hope of keeping up with retirements, I've heard they cannot afford to slow down in the near future.