Originally Posted by
soseg
“Why are the mainline pilots annoyed about Finnair? This is magically creating promotions.”
Over 100 new pilots coming onto the A330.
Promotions - East Coast Long Haul F/O now at 6 years seniority - a big improvement compared to the past.
Originally Posted by
morno
Why do you insist that mainline is shrinking when there’s very little evidence to support it? A few A220’s going to NJS, whoopdee doo.
The one thing supporting the purchase of more 321XLRs over even a proposed A220-500 is a lack of terminal and parking space and a growing population. Immigration is increasing and airports in Australia aren’t getting any bigger, not soon anyway. A 321 can fit 20% more people which will be needed in 5 years, let alone the 25 years of service life.
They’ll need the biggest aircraft with a less than 36m wingspan they can get, which is the 321XLR.