Why no upgrade classes?
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Why aren’t we running any upgrade classes right now? I can see putting off Initial classes, but why not keep moving the FO overstaffing bulge through the snake in FEB-MAY, before feeding it again this fall?
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Probably because it costs 30% more to pay extra Captains than it costs to pay extra FO's.....
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Yep. Pretty simple math equation. They are already spending hundreds of millions in extra dollars due to their staffing folly. Now they are in damage control mode.
Don't get me wrong, I think a huge growth spurt is coming in terms of ASM, it's just not coming before next year.
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Probably because we are overstaffed by about 800 captains right now. With no Max (growth), only retirements, there won’t be a need to upgrade any captains this year.
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