The oil thread is turing into a political football so I thought I would start a new discussion.
The Jet A shortage, oil at $70, and lost revenue from cancelled flights may just be the perfect storm that destroys all our careers.
Think about it - this crisis may top 911 in terms of how it slams the airline industry. Other threads are worried about petty stuff and this is happening right under our noses.
In the last five years we have seen the bankruptcy of:
United
US Airways
ATA
Aloha
Hawaiian
Midway
TWA
Vanguard
In the next month you can probably add:
Delta
Northwest
Independence
Others that might be close:
Midwest
Continental
Instead of fixing their business plans managements are trying to hammer labor for every last dollar, outsource jobs oversees, gut hard fought contracts, and destroy any hope of a sound retirement.
How irresponsible is it for airlines to hold sales for $49 from NY to Florida when it is clearly below cost. If a foreign company does this it is called dumping - in the US we call it friendly competition.
When are we all going to collectively say: Enough is Enough!
If something doesn't change we all may be out of jobs. Even Southwest isn't going to be immune to $2.50/gallon Jet A.
The Jet A shortage, oil at $70, and lost revenue from cancelled flights may just be the perfect storm that destroys all our careers.
Think about it - this crisis may top 911 in terms of how it slams the airline industry. Other threads are worried about petty stuff and this is happening right under our noses.
In the last five years we have seen the bankruptcy of:
United
US Airways
ATA
Aloha
Hawaiian
Midway
TWA
Vanguard
In the next month you can probably add:
Delta
Northwest
Independence
Others that might be close:
Midwest
Continental
Instead of fixing their business plans managements are trying to hammer labor for every last dollar, outsource jobs oversees, gut hard fought contracts, and destroy any hope of a sound retirement.
How irresponsible is it for airlines to hold sales for $49 from NY to Florida when it is clearly below cost. If a foreign company does this it is called dumping - in the US we call it friendly competition.
When are we all going to collectively say: Enough is Enough!
If something doesn't change we all may be out of jobs. Even Southwest isn't going to be immune to $2.50/gallon Jet A.