I don't know about you all, but I get the feeling that manegment will likely heavily low ball the pilot group on the next contract that won't even be here by 2025-2026. They will simply cover attrition with fresh CFI's and exploit cheap labor. Once captains get the opptertunity to leave in droves all they are going to do is offer a 100K sign on bonus and get direct entry captains.

They're literally turning F9 into a regional and it's plain as day. I was hopeful they where going to atleast get to jetblue rates, but in my opinion they will pass a mega lowball deal that only increases rates 15% and they will tell you that's the best they can do. Keep in mind when BL tells us "they simply can't afford to pay industry rates" when they go tell their investors they are projecting a 10% profit and 200 million dollar cost reduction in restructuring the network to 80% day trips by 2025. This all comes on the backs of the pilots who are uprooted from their homes and discplaced to a base across the country to do day turns....

If you're thinking about leaving you should. they continue to say they will open up several new bases as the aircraft orders keep coming.... They certantily aren't filling those vacancies with all new hires. they are filling those positions with you which requires a transon commute. Look at vegas just as an example.

This airline has so much potential to be a career airline, but they have time and time again shown 0 regaurd in improving the pilots QOL or earnings. I'm not going to be sitting around hoping for a great contract and lose thousnads of senority numbers as we wait for a substandard contract.