US Air To Address Investor Concerns

[IronCityBlue]

"Command a fleet" of 17 A330-200's by 2011 ???? YGTBSM.

PHXFLYR

Yeah that was funny, but I think it was the VP Vikki Escarra at Delta who loved to loved th use the phrase "perfect addition to our armada" when talking about more RJ's. :laugh:

 

[IronCityBlue]

Yeah...wonder what took them so long......

PHXFLYR

I bet Brian Bedford just peed hmself a little bit in excitement. "Its really happening!!! This could be the year!!!!!" :laugh:

 

[reepicheep]

I love it when the usair guys crow about their widebody "fleet" and mighty international route dynasty (originated at and inherited from Piedmont Airlines in 1989) - United has more widebody lift sitting idle in front of the hangar at ORD than the entire US Airways "fleet".

 

[PositiveRate]

I believe this article does in fact lay out the plan that our management has come up with - hire someone with experience at running a different crappy airline, throw some money at the shabby interiors, "look into" better in-flight entertainment, new meals that are generally not crappy instead of always crappy, replace 737's with 190's, and grow the international side at a snails pace. 20% growth on a 15 a/c fleet is all of 3 planes...but it sounds good when referenced as a %. Typical froth from Kirby.

The plan is pathetic through and through. I'm scared that this is in fact the best they can come up with.

This airline can only be righted with leadership that motivates employees to care. That will take:

1) More money - not some skewed fantasy of industry average. This applies to all workgroups.

2) Significant investment in our product that gives employees something to be proud of and defend, not be embarrased by.

Doug and team are subprime borrowers to the "T". They bought a crappy dying disgruntled airline with a "teaser rate" mortgage and thought it was a great investment. Now that the payment has "shockingly" gone up, they are scrambling. A little due dilligence and firm leadership in lieu of cutesy newsletters and perpetual cheapness could have steared them into a better scenario than they find themselves today.

They keep band-aiding symptoms when the real problem is our passengers are regularly confronted with employees so disenchanted and disgruntled that they could care less what kind of experience the customers have. Even when we try it seems the system is rigged against us.

No one gives a sh^t and you have to ask yourself - should we really expect more when we're given the bare minimum in tools and compensation?? That's a recipe for failure and it's exactly what's happening.

Until Doug sends a clear message that he intends to invest in and lead this company forward (not just band-aid the never ending list of problems), we will be at the bottom of every list and metric an analyst might use - bet on it.

 

[Prog 2/2]

I'm scared that this is in fact the best they can come up with.

Believe it.

Parker and Kirby are in so far over their heads that they can't even see daylight above them.

Good times.

 

[jmreii]

I believe this article does in fact lay out the plan that our management has come up with - hire someone with experience at running a different crappy airline, throw some money at the shabby interiors, "look into" better in-flight entertainment, new meals that are generally not crappy instead of always crappy, replace 737's with 190's, and grow the international side at a snails pace. 20% growth on a 15 a/c fleet is all of 3 planes...but it sounds good when referenced as a %. Typical froth from Kirby.

The plan is pathetic through and through. I'm scared that this is in fact the best they can come up with.

This airline can only be righted with leadership that motivates employees to care. That will take:

1) More money - not some skewed fantasy of industry average. This applies to all workgroups.

2) Significant investment in our product that gives employees something to be proud of and defend, not be embarrased by.

Doug and team are subprime borrowers to the "T". They bought a crappy dying disgruntled airline with a "teaser rate" mortgage and thought it was a great investment. Now that the payment has "shockingly" gone up, they are scrambling. A little due dilligence and firm leadership in lieu of cutesy newsletters and perpetual cheapness could have steared them into a better scenario than they find themselves today.

They keep band-aiding symptoms when the real problem is our passengers are regularly confronted with employees so disenchanted and disgruntled that they could care less what kind of experience the customers have. Even when we try it seems the system is rigged against us.

No one gives a sh^t and you have to ask yourself - should we really expect more when we're given the bare minimum in tools and compensation?? That's a recipe for failure and it's exactly what's happening.

Until Doug sends a clear message that he intends to invest in and lead this company forward (not just band-aid the never ending list of problems), we will be at the bottom of every list and metric an analyst might use - bet on it.

You hit the nail so hard on the head, it went all the way through to the other side.

 

[dugan jones]

I bet Brian Bedford just peed hmself a little bit in excitement. "Its really happening!!! This could be the year!!!!!" :laugh:

so why would bedford be pissing himself?

 

[WSurf]

Hmmmmmm,

Happy Employee's = Productive Employee's = Happy Stock Holders and Investors.

Douggie, Start with your Employee's and the rest will fall right in place! Did I miss something?

 

[metrolet]

That would make too much sense.

 

[eaglefly]

I believe this article does in fact lay out the plan that our management has come up with - hire someone with experience at running a different crappy airline, throw some money at the shabby interiors, "look into" better in-flight entertainment, new meals that are generally not crappy instead of always crappy, replace 737's with 190's, and grow the international side at a snails pace. 20% growth on a 15 a/c fleet is all of 3 planes...but it sounds good when referenced as a %. Typical froth from Kirby.

The plan is pathetic through and through. I'm scared that this is in fact the best they can come up with.

This airline can only be righted with leadership that motivates employees to care. That will take:

1) More money - not some skewed fantasy of industry average. This applies to all workgroups.

2) Significant investment in our product that gives employees something to be proud of and defend, not be embarrased by.

Doug and team are subprime borrowers to the "T". They bought a crappy dying disgruntled airline with a "teaser rate" mortgage and thought it was a great investment. Now that the payment has "shockingly" gone up, they are scrambling. A little due dilligence and firm leadership in lieu of cutesy newsletters and perpetual cheapness could have steared them into a better scenario than they find themselves today.

They keep band-aiding symptoms when the real problem is our passengers are regularly confronted with employees so disenchanted and disgruntled that they could care less what kind of experience the customers have. Even when we try it seems the system is rigged against us.

No one gives a sh^t and you have to ask yourself - should we really expect more when we're given the bare minimum in tools and compensation?? That's a recipe for failure and it's exactly what's happening.

Until Doug sends a clear message that he intends to invest in and lead this company forward (not just band-aid the never ending list of problems), we will be at the bottom of every list and metric an analyst might use - bet on it.

It could be the time to admit the tragic mistake, acknowledge the disease and surgically remove the cancer.

If they could somehow isolate and pare down the east operation and transfer the most profitable aspects of it (assets, equipment, etc.) and dump the garbage and start again, it would be the best move in the long run.

The U carcass was as dead as fried chicken and hopelessly destroyed by their management and all Parker did was attach AWA to the diseased mess. Make some painful and difficult decisions now, get through a fairly short transition period and rebuild.

Attempting to make something out of the old U, whether as part of AWA or seperately is like trying to make a silk purse out of a sows bunghole.

Good luck AWA...........Parker screwed up. But he hopefully taught everyone a lesson (Like AMR did with TWA). Hopelessly diseased airlines should be allowed to run their course and flop. It's better to participate in the fire sale after the fact, then chop down a wall of the burning house and try move your good things in.