Originally Posted by
duvie
I've been through a base closure, wasn't really that surprised, I'm an airline pilot at a company that contracts to different vendors and by definition all contracts usually come to and end eventually. If you want to homestead somewhere I think I'd look at other occupations, this one certainly doesn't have a good track record where you're concerned.
Yeah, there are some very senior guys in SLC who have had a pretty golden run, but for the most part the entire regional model is based on LACK of stability.
Stability breeds contentment, which breeds longevity, which drives up costs.
Maybe there were too many super-senior EMB captains in SAN? Maybe the company thought it could encourage them to move up to the jet (which probably has a better revenue/labor cost ratio than the EMB).
I would like to know why they closed SAN, who knows maybe it was a legit business case. Although there is some suspicion that a few of the really small bases are kept open only for the convenience of one or two really old-school captains who grew up with top management...I would not rule that out at all.