Originally Posted by SealingStemBolt

Secondly, all this concern about Apollo doing this or that particularly with taking the gloves off in regards to cost savings: What do you think the existing management has been doing all this time? It was mere months ago everyone was whining about how miserly JD is and how pitiful the new CBA is blah blah blah. Fact is, I don't see Apollo doing that much different than when we were publicly traded. If anything, Apollo's resources might see more airplanes on property rather than mucking about securitizing aircraft debt through Wall Street. As for us? I just don't see management's motivations changing just because it's Apollo's show now. They'll still be constantly working on the tightest budgets that keep the operation moving to customer's satisfaction. If that means bumping the pay up for more pilots then they will but not unless it's absolutely necessary.

If anything, with the economy slowing down I imagine management would rather ride out the current pilot "shortage" expecting things to return mostly to status quo in a year. Much easier to do that than trying to roll pay back when the tide goes out.