I mean it makes since to AS to merge with someone if they are going to be the smallest carrier with all this other stuff happening.

 

AS is going to merge with UA as they want back in PAC NW market like they did back in the day.

You heard it here first. Make sure I get credit when it happens.

 

Sun country is merging with Avelo so they can buy Alaska

 

Oh my. These are all guesses on my part. Is there anything that I wrote that would give even an inkling that I had some sort of inside information on what's going to happen?
Have you ever been told that you seem to be very gullible?

 

Or better yet, turning the hunter, into the hunted..

 

I wonder if we were in talks with B6 and they fell through.

 

Straight off the rumor mill, Breeze is buying Alaska and parking all the 737s.

 

I did sit in the jumpseat the other day and one of our 737 captains thinks we’ll buy B6 because they mainly lease their aircraft and it will be easy to unload them. I said to him are you suggesting we spend billions on an acquisition to park 280 aircraft. He said, yep. Thank god pilots don’t run airlines.

 

JB finances AC purchases…, but leased? Don’t think so.

 

Ya know it’s just sad to watch. I don’t see the pilots at any other domestic airline of our size wondering about survival/growth. This boils down to leadership and communication, and even if it’s NOT the case, it at least feels like our management is either arrogant, incompetent or some version of both.

This industry is contracting and changing with real logistical challenges regarding pilot shortages, staff shortages, international and business travel recovery, fuel prices and possible consolidation and with no clear roadmap for how we grow/survive it’s incredibly disconcerting, as people who see challenges, plan accordingly, communicate effectively and execute….. to see our leadership seemingly focused on their version of being “fun” and “nice” and “caring”…. Which right now, seems a little low on the priority list. Like flying with a Captain around thunderstorms who’s radar is at the 10 mile range and they’re worried about whether their catering is correct.

I think a bunch of us, just get on here and speculate and rumor mill is because because of a swimming lack leadership, whether that lack of leadership stems from arrogance or incompetence.

Anyway…. It’s understandable on our part, trying to navigate these waters with virtually no ability to steer, and a captain who seems asleep at the wheel, telling us how awesome they are and how much they care.