No question parking airplanes is going to happen. They will follow Delta and United who has annouced they are parking aiplanes in the very near future.None of you are thinking correctly. Ok, say after me slowly, "I work for AMR Corporation." You are forgetting "Pull Together, Win Together." If the company needs to eliminate higher-paid, senior employees, then for the good of the company, you should just quit without them having to bribe you to do it. If enough of you cooperate, it might even mean a special bonus for the executives.
I still don't think it will happen. First off, we are not in dire financial straits (yet). We can ride out the high fuel cost storm for awhile. I think we will see schedule reductions on marginal routes and the parking of some S80s first.
No question about it. If you think about it, we are 8 years down the road from the start of the last downturn. Granted, the industry has not recovered to the highs of the late 90's, but true to the cycle, here it comes again. I feel for the people that have recently returned to the airline.
I cant see a stampede. You will see the ones who dont want the hassle anymore, and the ones with something already on the side say SEE YA. Most others talk a big game but are not in a position in the short term to take something and leave. That was predicted with the 777 staffing payout. No stampede there, not even a trickle.
