Originally Posted by Excargodog

You gotta wonder if these guys are even paying attention to the industry.

Both JetBlue and NK (F9 too, for that matter) are experiencing significant attrition, NK threatening to become simply an A320 type rating factory for the Big Three. Screwing around fighting the merging of the two airlines might not threaten the viability of JetBlue but it sure could for NK. and with the CA shortage at the regionals screwing up accessing new ATPs at that level, the 121 pilot shortage isn’t going away any time soon. If the DOJ f@rt s around too long, they are going to allow the Big Three who are now limited by training constraints to corner the market on mobile (ie, less than five year seniority) LCC/ULCC pilots plus all their flows. That WILL GREATLY INCREASE their current monopolistic advantages.

They draw this out long enough, DOT may kill off the LCC/ULCC model altogether.