Wonder how the “economy of scale” compares to running 18 321’s? If AZ pays for fuel and MX, revenue for each flight was either negotiated way to low (thanks PI) or the numbers are being downplayed.

if AS wanted to renegotiate and grow it, I don’t think they’d go into those negotiations saying “ we’re making but loads of money on this, thanks Bezos.

Also, pilots think they know, but they don’t know sh$t when it comes to the true internal workings being done by management. Management offers tidbits and innuendos. We run with it and state “our truths”. SEC regulations almost guarantee management isn’t going to truly let a line pilot know anything ahead of time. ( let’s stop asking about the 717 replacement at every town hall)

We’re in negotiations, both with AZ and with the JCBA, nothing is off the table in terms of the FUD we’re fed periodically. The extent managements are willing to go to to gain an upper hands is tremendous. Basically believe nothing. I remember 20 yrs ago my regional bringing the new E-175 on the ramp during negotiations.. the number of pilots creaming themselves to fly it for peanuts was astonishing. We took it in the shorts, the plane never came.