Aye, I have been a contract pilot myself and don't recognize your comment about rolling over to get a renewal.
Perhaps some weak pilots at third rate airlines will do just that..
My take on this Norwegian low-cost Long Haul is this:
The original Norwegian pilots, the 737 group, never got a scope clause in their contract. Hence Mr. Kjos was free to out-source the new 787s and the new Long Haul to contractors. Also he was free to start a new Irish airline with a different name but still flying the flag and leading customers to think this is good old Norweagian Air expanding. Not so obviously.
As long as all this is legal and he can get away with it, great.
It was also tried by Freddy Laker, did not last long.
Looks like Kjos is loosing money tying to undercut the established airlines, maybe the market and expenses won't support his great theory that cheap airfare belongs to the masses. (Didn't Karl Marx's theories also fall on it's ass?)
As long as Kjos is not running a scap outfit I may or may not buy tickets again.
It was convenient doing FLL-OSL non stop, but a 2 hr delay and cheap/****ty food turned me off a bit. Just may go AA to LHR in 1st next time and connect with BA or SAS on passes.
In other words, bye Mr. Kjos.
