Cunningham,
How is this for an angle,
VB managment spread doom and gloom to its staff, Flight Attendants EBA to be voted shortly, more EMB's to come and too many 737 FO's (get them crewed), last few B777 that cannot be crewed (crap deal) shift 737 FO's to VA, and finaly shift 5 B737 to PB and there you have it (PB DEC's or the door), aircraft crewed at lower pay and conditions. Management have always portrayed a bumb facade, but they are very sneaky and very cunning at times, and know how to manipulate a situation.
Ask crewing at
VB, they reckon they need these 65 pilots and more 737 captains. They are still calling out pilots on their leave and days off. Something does not add up here!
Managment taking a pay cut, its still easy to live of $1M instead of $1.3M!
The lads at
VB are taking this hook line and sinker!
Or maybe QF is right, the place may be gone in 6 months, time to keep the ear to the ground.