05-15-2024Quote:
I’d say a reasonable way to avoid this would be to slow the roll on the bus wind down. Ideally growing the LAX base in line to replace the bus. The most reasonable explanation as to why this reduction bid is going the way it’s going is management does not care about the pilot group or even pilot retention for that matter.
But way to make about infighting.
Slow it down until when? The Airbus was supposed to be gone by January 2024 and now it’s been accelerated 3 months. It’s been 7 years since Alaska bought Virgin and it took them that long to finally create and implement a fleet decision. Operating 10 aircraft (<4% of mainline fleet) that do the same routes that your other fleet does isn’t profitable. You’re carrying check airmen, instructors, reserves, maintenance parts and training and fleet management teams to support 10 airplanes that do the same exact flying that the 737 does or did. By dragging out the inevitable, you’re just slowly ripping off the bandaid, so that raises pilot morale how?Originally Posted by GoodJet
Absolutely not. But thanks for trying to start a purse fight online. Management is causing this reduction and likely downgrades and reduced QOL on both seats for jr pilots. It’s not any pilots fault. I don’t even see how this would be a reasonable take on what I mentioned but hey it’s APC after all…I’d say a reasonable way to avoid this would be to slow the roll on the bus wind down. Ideally growing the LAX base in line to replace the bus. The most reasonable explanation as to why this reduction bid is going the way it’s going is management does not care about the pilot group or even pilot retention for that matter.
But way to make about infighting.
It also looks like everyone said they’d shutdown SFO and screw over all of the VX pilots. SFO is going to bigger than Portland or Anchorage now. I think what it’s coming down to is many of you seriously will never be happy with whatever the company or the union put in front of you. Alaska could announce Delta uniforms tomorrow, minus hat, jacket and tie and 787 orders based in SEA with service to Asia and South America. They’d couple it with Delta pay for the widebodies, and there would still be anger.
