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Old 23rd May 2018, 10:13
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Horntail
 
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@ATIS,

Fact is that it would be easy for SAS Main to absorb 3 A/C into the fleet with little or no notice. And fast recruiting to have them manned with new - most likely rated - jockeys could be done with people being ready and line released within 3-4 months.

SAIL is nothing more than an extension of the plan launched by Lindegaard 15 years ago: Avoid negotiating with unions at all cost; outsource production for the sake of creating competion among the airlines within the SAS Group to get the lowest production cost.
The failed attempts of this strategy so far are Blue1, Spanair and Snowflake. SAIL is headed the same way, where rumors have it that the cost of employing crew has surpassed the cost of a new SAS Main pilot. My bet is that as soon as the current COO of the SAS Group has been sacked, SAIL will be history. I wouldn't sign up for SAIL for a long term perspective.
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