Originally Posted by
BlueScholar
I heard a rumor that the company already hired/selected chief pilot staff for an Orlando base. There is also a hiring event in Orlando coming up, so maybe there will be an announcement? I would wager that its central FL to fill the biggest hole in our network, or maybe the northeast to make up for JFK and take some pressure off EWR.
Kirby is also ex-AA who owns the Caribbean out of Miami and sjo. I see more islands originating out of a Florida airport in our future. You turn a no revenue florida airport into a medium revenue island hub with high revenue south america as a kicker. Plus we draw more pilots who will only highly value working for an airline with fl bases.