Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
It’s really not that interesting with the VIL vs VTO
FA have the opportunity to go away for no money and I think keep flight benefits, great for a 22 year old with 5 roommates
ALPA won’t agree to any free “leaves”. So it will require some sort of agreement like we had during covid. The company knows they wouldn’t get many pilots anyways, willing to take a leave for free.
If the merger fails, we furlough no doubt. Probably file chapter 11 too
If the merger is approved, I’m assuming Robin will tell Ted what he wants to be done with labor, furloughs or VILs.
Larger issue here as well. How the heck do you take planes down for 330 days for engine repairs and then take them down again for livery and interior retrofits?
It’s also going to take over a year to train spirit pilots for the JBLU certificate, and once you’re trained, you can’t go back to the NK side and fly. So lots of guys sitting around getting a check.
Going to be a long, expensive road.
Yep.
My question is is there a way to paint and retrofit planes WHILE they are down for engines? I’m sure many logistical pieces but that would be quite convenient if possible. Fly it to the interior shop rip the engine off while it’s in there. Rob an pair of engines to move it to the paint shops when another comes in for interiors.