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Old 20th March 2026 | 10:45
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Originally Posted by GS-Alpha
BA has spent the years since Covid, wishing it had considerably more long haul aircraft. There is no doubt in my mind that we would have made more money since 2019, had we retained the 747 and its associated staff. I would be highly surprised if this isn’t also recognised by upper management, so I think the chances of that mistake being repeated are slim.
Your logic is solid

But history is littered with airline management, repeatedly making the same mistakes

No one knows what the future will bring, but hopefully given how tough the pilot recruitment market is now for airlines. One would hope that would mitigate the need/reduce any redundancies.

I don’t think Trump will be able to justify a prolonged campaign, especially if it starts to really effect oil prices & thus cost of living.
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