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08-12-2024, 04:56 PM
#4111
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SERIOUSLY? When the DOJ wouldn't let B6 buy NK and become the fifth largest airline in the US because that would impair competition and restrain trade, do you really suppose they would let UA buy ANYBODY?
08-12-2024, 05:12 PM
#4112
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1. B6 either intentionally sabotaged that merger, or their legal team was barely a step above Saul Goodman, not sure which one to be honest but leaning toward the first one
2. UAL has way more pull in DC along with the best corporate lawyers that can be had
08-12-2024, 05:59 PM
#4113
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What are the upgrades mins over there for the less experienced pilots?
I know people say this, and it's great that the company welcomes experience, but why would a ULCC CA want to start over and sit right seat on FO pay, only to have to "mentor" any one of the recently hired low TT zero TPIC brand new captains?
If it's that bad then why doesn't your company just buy smaller airline with a deep roster of experienced CAs and pay up for the experience?
Does anyone else notice this giant whipsaw going on?
I know people say this, and it's great that the company welcomes experience, but why would a ULCC CA want to start over and sit right seat on FO pay, only to have to "mentor" any one of the recently hired low TT zero TPIC brand new captains?
If it's that bad then why doesn't your company just buy smaller airline with a deep roster of experienced CAs and pay up for the experience?
Does anyone else notice this giant whipsaw going on?
08-13-2024, 12:36 AM
#4114
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Why would UAL want or need to bring additional turmoil to the airline via merger just to get some expensive pilots when they can pluck whoever they want from the applicant pool, screen them and start them out cheap and upgrade them on their terms? The past year UAL has been taking a bunch of 10+ year pilots from Spirit and JetBlue along with FedEx, regional and military with some DAL and AA sprinkled in. They've got a bunch of aircraft on order, so a small airline really wouldn't be a value add vs the headaches it would create (even in the bizzaro world where it could get approved).
08-13-2024, 01:20 AM
#4115
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Why would UAL want or need to bring additional turmoil to the airline via merger just to get some expensive pilots when they can pluck whoever they want from the applicant pool, screen them and start them out cheap and upgrade them on their terms? The past year UAL has been taking a bunch of 10+ year pilots from Spirit and JetBlue along with FedEx, regional and military with some DAL and AA sprinkled in. They've got a bunch of aircraft on order, so a small airline really wouldn't be a value add vs the headaches it would create (even in the bizzaro world where it could get approved).
We are also hiring their captains out from under them so there is no value add to try to merge with any of them.
That being said, I hope the consumer demand can support the massive growth Kirby has in mind. It's all good to buy a bunch of planes and hire pilots, but overcapacity is already starting to seem like a big problem.
08-13-2024, 04:40 AM
#4116
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08-13-2024, 05:09 AM
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Actually there are a few articles, some on Bloomberg (paywall) stating Airbus is shopping for slots for United. Doesn’t mean a deal was made, but The intent was there)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-checkout=true
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-checkout=true
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