Originally Posted by
lucille
You can bet your bottom dollar that a couple of bright young things with freshly minted MBAs have developed models and war-gamed the various strategies. At its most simplistic, the governing variable will be “someone’s” best guess of how long this Covid19 debacle will go on for. This guess will define how management will play this game out.
You saw how quickly the mainland airlines dispensed with their expat staff. Experience, training and quality counted for nothing. Cost cutting was the sole driver.
They might think themselves bright and have MBAs.
But what they ain’t got is a crystal ball that actually works.
No doubt there will be some scheme/scam to jettison and reduce costs.
But until then they’re stuck with contracts. Some of which are quite pricey when the engines are at idle.