Originally Posted by Hedley

I’d agree that morale was better BT (before Tumi). We were coming out of the pandemic and many were fairly optimistic about our plans, but uncertain about the timeframe. We got a message from the union saying that they’re trying but that we’re just too far apart, then out of the blue we had an “industry leading” AIP. When it turned out to be a giant turd that optimism was replaced with anger. We are recalling and replacing reps and starting over. That takes a certain amount of time. I also think that the slower delivery rate has bought them some time as well as the potential for new bases. They can build them up if in desirable locations and let the bases with a history of open captain vacancies shrink somewhat. If new bases seem to significantly reduce the number of unfilled vacancies, that would also buy them time. They can simply wait for Delta to set the bar and then either meet or slightly beat it.

They do want us to buy into the PPD ideology. In the next couple of years, the majority of this group will be post merger. Many of the old guys are a lost cause, but they are putting in the effort to convert who they can. The big emphasis is to get the new generation to believe. It will work for a while, but after a couple of decades of watching the same old movie, they too will be jaded and frustrated with the younger pilots for buying the hype. I’m hoping for the best, but expecting more of the same old story. Those of us with 20+ years would call that realistic, those on the bottom of the list would call it pessimistic.