Originally Posted by
SladeTin
I can only speak about the majority that I’ve chatted with in the terminals the last few weeks, and that has been a resounding amount of “get the thing done” over “keep waiting for the perfect deal.” Anybody with a brain knows the leverage we once had is long gone and won’t be back anytime soon. I was firmly in the camp of waiting it out 2 years ago. That ship has sailed and now is the time to use common sense and make it happen.
Your sample size isn't proper, there is nearly 1400 pilots on the seniority list so we cannot really go by talking to some pilots in the terminal. The pilots I see chatting in the whatsapp group is a much better sample size. I think you get more of the true feeling there although unscientific of course. However, nearly 100% say no deal without scope.
We are in negotiations this week as you know, the hard sections were finally passed last sessions. I think by the end of the week we will know if the company is ready to give us a contract yet or not. I am leaning towards "no" they are not ready, especially with the string of misfortunes these last 2 quarters. But I hope I'm wrong.
In summary, the Boeing problem will soon be solved and the airplanes will start coming for all the airlines, hiring will resume at some of the carriers soon and we will probably see some attrition as a result. One thing is certain, retirements are not going to stop en masse for a long time. The hotel will sell or will be managed into profitability at some point. With a tremendous amount of luck, maybe we can return to a percentage of what we once were as a growth airline valuation wise.