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.
You don't say. I wonder if the big 3 also realized this? If there were some sort of system set up in which corporations with tons of money can employ people whos entire job is to creatively convince law makers to do stuff that benefits the corporations I bet we would be in trouble.
Good thing we live in a fair a just society.