Originally Posted by
FL410
The company hates training cycles and pilots not flying the line. The timing of SAN opening is a bit strange to me as there are many variables over the next year that could bring massive training events. I'm sure they had multiple people run financial scenarios about opening the SAN base now vs later along with displacements, upgrades, but the biggest variable to me is what does basing and flying look like when the SLI is completed but obviously, thats a ways off.
I'd assuming part of their timing was based on SLI.
If they intended big disruptions on the HAL side post SLI (ex canx AZ, park 321's), you'd think they want to open the SAN base after SLI. Otherwise they'd get one round of training events before SLI and another big one after, involving multiple fleets, when displaced HA pilots come in.
If they do not intend HA side disruptions, then they're better off doing it now, when it will be mostly base transfers with a handful of guppy upgrades and downgrades.
So this might be a good sign, timing wise.