Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
Yes and gaining 767s and 777s to replace them. I agree there will probably be a net loss of jets if the market continues like this but generally with down turns there are then upswings that exceed the down turns. If the airplanes sit they cost money that eats into profit. I agree 100% that this is bad, but it's not the end of the world either. We lose 2 jets over this bid and in 20 months things could be much better or worse than they are now economically. I'd be willing to bet that this time next year we're actually hiring to replace pilots who leave for greener pastures.
You completely missed the point. Yes, the MDs are going away. Yes, the company plans to replace them with 767s and 777s. This is all part of DRIVE to save $4B over the next few fiscal years.
Network 2.0 then starts. And we're going to see a reduction of flying hours as the truck-fly-truck model starts. And pushing deferred freight to airline bellies and contractors.
The airline is going to be much smaller.