JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected

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3. It's interesting they included the roster of pilots as an asset they want to acquire

Commercial pilots are at a premium right now which included airline pilots and pretty much all others. I'm getting all the pilot work I can stand right now and I'm turning down jobs once or twice a week. I've also gotten some pretty lucrative offers for full time work from some of the outfits I do contract work for, but I have no interest in working full time. If the economy goes south, which it's bound to do eventually all of this is going to dry up. The airlines will then declare bankruptcy, lay off pilots, and rob the retirements of everyone working for them as usual.