Originally Posted by VXCabinCrew

You have some really interesting points. I have no clue what AS grand plan is, but I think you could be right that AS might not have much to show for the takeover of VX. I don't know if they will invest much into the premium transcon market out of SFO & LAX, as their current product is not compelling enough to be competitive. And I don't seem them investing in a subfleet, unless they maintain our Airbus fleet. AS management is very fiscally conservative, so I find it hard to believe they didn't give much thought to the takeover....unless, they were so terrified by a VX + B6 combo.

All of us in inflight at VX are being integrated into AS....the details about how seniority will work and what the bases will be are still vague. I have to say that even though we are all sad and have shed a lot of tears (one of my pilots cried during his briefing the other day as he thanked us for all of our hard work), we are also excited to earn much more money and have much more employee-friendly work rules than we had at VX. That's not to knock VX - I wouldn't trade the past several years for anything and wish that we could continue. But I think you will see the majority of us at AS. We are excited about training together and having all VX crews working AS flights.

This is a sad time for all of us, but we have to find the bright side. We will still be operating as normal for the next 16 months or so, therefore, we have to put our smile on everyday and continue offering our great service. Just pardon us if you see us taking crew photos like crazy before boarding =)