Originally Posted by
Avroman
Yup it's ugly and this next (batch of 13 Saabs) will probably push it all the way back to pre bankruptcy 2004 Captains, maybe a few reserve MEM capts may be 2007ers but even that won't last long.... Heck as things look now, within about a year or so it will require pre-bankruptcy hiring to even have a job here....
I'm not sure where you get the info from, but we really have no idea what's going to happen. I have been told by many people here and at DAL/NWA, that the plan is to keep on painting the Saabs till they get 26 of them done. The plan is to take a look at load and capacity demand next summer to determine if more airplanes will go...we don't know anything yet. Alot of it has to do with the economy turning around and if people want to go on vacation. When DAL and NWA have a single operating certificate we will know alot more. The writing may be on the wall, but so many things have happened post bankrupcy at XJ, it's unfair to assume whats going to happen longterm here.