Originally Posted by conquestdz

One man's bravery is another's stupidity much as one man's "capitulating to the fear of a downturn" is another's "making the most rational decision based on the best information available". This TA has the potential to be really big for us even though there are a couple holes in it. It seems to me that passing this is the logical move. If the economy does crash, we will be sitting pretty for a couple years with nice raises and QOL. If it doesn't, then the pilot shortage will become more acute, we will snap up with our peers as they scramble to compete, and we will continue to have the necessary leverage to fill those TA holes because no airline can afford to be behind in the job market if they want to grow or even stay the same size.