contrail67
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The price of oil means nothing when credit companies won't fund vacations......With the price of oil where it is....it is a level playing field now. The squeeze is about to begin.
"An up and coming airline can't have industry leading wages."
Maybe not...but they can have Industry Standard wages.
Funny, but start-ups manage to pay Industry Standard rates for airframes, insurance, parts, spares, gates, infrastructure, taxes, fees etc.
Yes, they negotiate breaks here and there and receive some incentives now and again...But Pilots are the ONLY ones who will fall for the ridiculous argument that 50% or less is what is necessary to accept as a wage to "help" the airline get started or, in the case of harsh economic times, to survive.
YKMKR
Don't get me wrong, the other airlines are in way worse shape. However, I don't see how SW will be able to cut costs without selling off a major portion of the airline, or going into bankruptcy. This is reality, demand for air travel is going down. Ticket sales into next year are already down 50% in some sectors.
Southwest Airlines Cuts Capacity, Reports Fuel Hedges Lost $2 Billion in Value
After reporting its first loss in 17 years last week, Southwest announced it is cutting capacity 5% to 6% in early 2009. The ongoing economic crises and volatility in oil prices are creating “an environment where it makes no sense to be growing,” said Southwest CEO Gary Kelly.
In a quarterly filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Southwest also reported its fuel hedging contracts have lost $2 billion in value, falling from $2.5 billion on Sept. 30 to $550 million as
of Oct. 15.
The airline's revenue rose about 12 percent to $2.9 billion. The company ended the quarter with $3.4 billion in cash and short term investments.........over 6 Billion? Not what this article says. Who is right?Dude. Do you even know what you're talking about or are you guessing?
Our unit revenue is UP 11% over last year. Our CASM vs. our peers is much lower. We have over 6 BILLION in the bank.
2009 bankruptsy huh? Okie Dokie.
Gup
Chirping crickets? The 6% reduction was announced 3 months ago - when fuel was $150 a barrell. Let's wait till January and see what happens.
...... and about the hedges. Mr. Kelly was the first one to say that lower fuel prices help us much more than they hurt us. We are quick and nimble. And we have orders on the books.
Gup