Originally Posted by FNGFO (Post 3017744)

Circling the wagons is their immediate concern. But this is an unexpected opportunity with the Legacies and friends being forced to downsize pretty radically. SWA and probably some investment groups are seeing the possibility to gain market share, gates capacity etc. when this is over. Plans are at least being laid to that end.

Originally Posted by SAABoroowski (Post 3017751)

can’t wait to be a Junior F/O commuting to OAK.

Originally Posted by torn (Post 3018378)

Still wondering what it means to get "Airtranned". I feel like it's a long standing joke on the forum, but hard to tell the details of what went down

Originally Posted by SAABoroowski (Post 3018389)

Cliffs Notes

when SWA bought AirTran majority of AirTran CAs got downgraded and everyone else become Junior SWA F/Os.........

Originally Posted by SAABoroowski (Post 3018389)

Cliffs Notes

Originally Posted by Halon1211 (Post 3018410)

but with todays law captains can’t downgrade to FO’s with a merger. There are certain “fences” in place that prohibits the abuse we used to see in years past.

Originally Posted by SAABoroowski (Post 3018413)

ehhh, what if SWA “Acquires” us and we don't “merge” per sé.

Originally Posted by Tranquility (Post 3019027)

Does their scope clause allow for a SWA owned airline to perform revenue operations for SWA with pilots that aren’t..... (I think you see where I’m going)....