Burn;
Not defending anyone, but a PCP is going to be upset as it is their "gig" and they are getting pushed aside. If it a net positive in A positions in the company? I am sure that is what the MEC is looking at. I am guessing it is. The LCA's may not like this as they are going to be button pushers, and there may be some turnover there. There will be an inordinate amount of drip drops or blank lines as these guys do the sim work. That flying needs a butt in the seat. One butt cannot be in two seats at the same time. I am sure that is why ALPA is seeing this as a positive thing. More A's means more A's simple as that.