Originally Posted by
guppie
Your data is wrong. I told you. the load factor at United in 2000 was in the 70s, not 60s. And only 75 aircraft, or 12% of our fleet had FEs in 2001. But it's nice to know you have it all figured out. A genius. Just wait till it hits the fan... you'll need some cheese with your whine.
Personal insults aren’t helpful
12% of the fleet having an fe is 4% of pilots
The ability to permanently reduce pilot labor requirements by retiring a fleet isn’t trivial
I don’t see any low hanging fruit now that management can pick and permanently reduce labor demand with the benefit of a crisis. That is what made the last 40 years so hard, Pilots took a hit during a crisis and the economy getting better didn’t return the status quo.