Originally Posted by
flysnoopy76
I agree with all this and what AKCattlecarrier says, I cannot for the life of me understand why an Alaska pilot, other than maybe a commuter out of the islands would want this merger.
Boggles my mind the newer pilots I fly with are excited about it, yet they complain about the current stagnation. The merger is not even approved and we are getting almost monthly email threats of downgrades and displacements. I have no idea of the time frame, but I think it’s a safe bet if this goes through, the 717, 321, and 330 are gone as quickly as they can make it happen and HNL shrinks substantially, despite all their unicorn and rainbows rhetoric. If this merger is approved it will make the current level of stagnation at Alaska look tolerable.
I hope that all 3 of those airframes don't go away. 3-5 years of backwards seniority and stagnation. More if the likely outcome of Boeing not being able to get it together drags on any longer. Thankfully we don't have any MAX 7s and I think the MAX 10s were meant to be between 10-15 total airframes. It will be years before those see the light of day.