Originally Posted by
SSDK
I think the survival of Norwegian is in everybody's interest! - Even if it's by bailout or other means. If we lose another big player in Europe the market will be flodded with pilots once again, and the recovery will take ages. It would seriously suck for the people working in norwegian, but try and think big picture for a moment! Many other respectable airlines will no doubt downsize in the times to come with people losing jobs far and wide. That goes for legacy carriers and direct competitors to Norwegian as well. If we donīt keep at least some airlines running on lifesupport it will water down the job market, and as we know not a single pilot will be safe for a very long time. You may think you will be ok with any legacy-type carrier but I think this will likely affect everyone - big and small.
I'll be signing that petition and i'll keep my fingers crossed for Norwegian.
No, quite honestly the survival of Norwegian is not in everybody's interest. Yes, the market will undoubtedly be flooded with out of work pilots, it started already a year ago and it will accelerate now of course. However, keeping a business zombie alive will endanger more jobs in viable carriers that have to compete against an artificially kept afloat one. Consolidation in Europe is necessary and overdue, and that does mean that only a few big carriers survive plus a few niche and ACMI carriers. If Norwegian leaves the market, there is a certain part of the market not served anymore, and other carriers will move in and do that, meaning the big carriers will either not downsize as much or even grow a bit initially, and a lot in the long run, generating stable jobs.
Yes, i feel for the employees, i've been in a similar situation, and yes, unemployment sucks. A lot. However, i would wish them to get good jobs in the future without the daily worry if the carrier will go under next winter or not. And that will be easier if more stable carriers can move into the void of an imploding Norwegian.
That said, the decisions will be taken elsewhere, and i seriously doubt any internet petition will change anything one way or another.