Big Slick
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At first I was going to post something about how similar Delta and Eastern are, but it was too obvious. There are lots of interesting points in this story if you really look at it.
Here are some interesting points from this excerpt:
NYC Discount Airline Expands Too Quickly – Self Explanatory
“the guys with the Southwest Airlines philosophy but without the brains of Southwest.” – Again, self explanatory.
People Express had all the great ideas of Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines, but lacked their discipline. – Does Southwest have the discipline of Southwest anymore?
Don Carty, would one day proudly explain, “We devised the fare structure that put them out of business.” – Don Carty destroyed People Express. Now he is in charge of Virgin America. Will he try to do it again against another LCC/Legacy? I wonder if he has a vendetta against AA.
Worst of all, Burr was dying at the thought that the mystique shrouding Peoples Express was now evaporating. – Sound familiar?
The red ink forced him to withhold profit sharing. The stock price was plunging. – Sound familiar?
Soon there were union organizers at his doorstep. – We’ll see.
Burr imagined his employees turning on him, the pilots in particular. He heard them referring to the precepts as “Kool-Aid,” - In this case, Blue Kool-Aid.
The only difference is that AA is no longer in the position to drop the hammer on anyone. Southwest on the other hand…. How about Southwest and Virgin America both going after Jetblue?
By the way, I don’t have anything against Jetblue - they just have a lot of similarities to People Express.
Here are some interesting points from this excerpt:
NYC Discount Airline Expands Too Quickly – Self Explanatory
“the guys with the Southwest Airlines philosophy but without the brains of Southwest.” – Again, self explanatory.
People Express had all the great ideas of Herb Kelleher and Southwest Airlines, but lacked their discipline. – Does Southwest have the discipline of Southwest anymore?
Don Carty, would one day proudly explain, “We devised the fare structure that put them out of business.” – Don Carty destroyed People Express. Now he is in charge of Virgin America. Will he try to do it again against another LCC/Legacy? I wonder if he has a vendetta against AA.
Worst of all, Burr was dying at the thought that the mystique shrouding Peoples Express was now evaporating. – Sound familiar?
The red ink forced him to withhold profit sharing. The stock price was plunging. – Sound familiar?
Soon there were union organizers at his doorstep. – We’ll see.
Burr imagined his employees turning on him, the pilots in particular. He heard them referring to the precepts as “Kool-Aid,” - In this case, Blue Kool-Aid.
The only difference is that AA is no longer in the position to drop the hammer on anyone. Southwest on the other hand…. How about Southwest and Virgin America both going after Jetblue?
By the way, I don’t have anything against Jetblue - they just have a lot of similarities to People Express.
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