Originally Posted by
GutterGuard
Weren't we in a hurry to sign the last contract because "the economy is going to tank any minute, let's lock this in."
Sounds similar to the whole not pay-banding certain fleets because "they won't be around much longer."
Not to mention we've been at war with oil producing countries for...how many decades now?
We paused negotiating during the last contract because of COVID which was absolutely the right thing to do. And we rushed to sign an agreement because United and American were about to bend our leverage over a barrel. Our last contract has absolutely nothing to do with any economy tanking. In fact, the economy was roaring back when we signed.
And no, some energy experts predict that 20-30% of oil infrastructure has been destroyed in the middle east. I think you'll find it hard to find a comparison for this level of damage to energy infrastructure in the last 50 years.
And for the record, I'm not suggesting we rush to an agreement. Just that it's in our best interest to not drag out negotiations unnecessarily in the event this conflict isn't wrapped up as quickly as is being advertised