Originally Posted by
Otterbox
UALPA negotiated away leverage (allowing forced NH upgrades) that would force the company to open new bases in order to staff aircraft, particularly 737 CA. Until UAL gets to the point where they don't have the ability to park planes in existing bases, it probably won't happen. Given that both Boeing and Airbus have significant delays, it could be in 3-5 years, if ever. If you definitely want MIA/FLL, go to American.
Both sides had their lines in the sand. We weren't going to relax scope for example at any price, while they weren't going to sign any agreement that didn't enable them to ensure that captain vacancies would be filled at a what they considered an acceptable cost. With the Max10 delayed even further, I don't know that an abundance of captain vacancies will be that much of an issue until either the Max 10 is certified or we can magic up a bunch of 321 NEO's for immediate delivery.