Originally Posted by
AbjectFutility
You're smoking something powerful if you think unfilled Captain vacancies will be an issue in our next section 6 negotiation. There's a better than 50/50 chance that out next negotiation will be with the proverbial gun to our head. Even if not, we won't see a serious push for an AIP inside of 7 years. Either through growth or contraction, we will have no trouble filling Captain vacancies at that time.
Reviewed all podcasts, LAX and and the online panel roadshow. Just voted.
May or not be my last contract but before we get another chance at this, it is most likely will be a downturn sooner than we wish, and another black swan event cannot be ruled out
Even if we go gangbusters for the next 5 years
Guarantee next time we will be negotiating single pilot ops. It is inevitable. Forget Captain vacancies, a temporary anomaly.
Hope I made the right decision.