Originally Posted by
Hedley
Any potential merger with my employer wouldn’t affect my QOL. At my age and seniority I would be too close to the door by the time a new contract and SLI are negotiated for any of this to matter. I just see the debt vs what is offered/desired by others as a major obstacle. Delta is the only legacy with 220’s that could potentially want them, but I seriously doubt that anyone wants any Airbus that isn’t a NEO at this point. American and United wouldn’t want the 220 or older Airbus aircraft, so that presents another hurdle considering the price paid vs what is wanted or kept. There are valuable slots involved, but again I don’t see those being worth the price of buying the whole entity just to get a few desirable pieces. I hope that JB can turn things around, but think that salvation will have to come from within. Banking on staying alive long enough to be “saved” through a merger has been proven to be a poor strategy.
A lot of us hope our ELT can pull it off as well. Given some of the stuff I have seen from a few of your guys I guess in your Facebook forum (hi Josh) It does not look like an enjoyable flight deck experience.
As for the holding out hope that is correct it did not work for spirit. It did however work out for AA US Airways United NWA Air Tran Continental and America West. However these are different times so who knows.