Many guys don't seem to grasp the consequence of this - for all of us. Lets see if I can explain it so that we can all understand.

Lets assume your airline - call it airline A, does not want to pay its employees on the top 12th year payscale. Bingo, market flights on your website, fly the flight with your equipment (Aer Lingus in this case) but bring in 1st year third world pilots.

How long until your whole pilot group is replaced?

Some airlines may have Scope protection against this - we do at DAL, but if UAL/Aer Lingus/Scab Airlines is paying their pilots half pay, how effectively will airlines that pay well compete?

Keep in mind for all purposes this is not going to be new start up - UAL million milers will be flying on it via UAL frequent flyers program, and when they book the ticket they will think its UAL.

Scoop