ASA taking over Freedom flying

[McNugent]

Amen. I know it isn't the fault of the Mesa pilots, but their company has been dragging the entire industry down for way too long. Good riddance.

Oh but it is the fault of the pilots. They voted on their crappy contract, and support the company solely by being employed there. No love lost here.

 

[79%N1]

Dammit, how many times have I asked nicely for you to lay off the spikey hair, iPod comments? Hey, I don't wear a hat and I own Oakleys, you got something to say about that too?

Yea, why don't you wear the hat? Isn't it required by your company? Do you get to pick and choose what rules apply to you, and just the rest of us?
Why not wear tennis shoes and jeans?

 

[PennEagle]

Going back to the thread title .... Does it really make any difference who does this flying from a DAL profitability (loss) viewpoint? How many $/Barrel does it take to make a 50 seater unprofitable?

 

[shamrock]

Yea, why don't you wear the hat? Isn't it required by your company? Do you get to pick and choose what rules apply to you, and just the rest of us?
Why not wear tennis shoes and jeans?

Yes, I do get to pick which rules I will follow, I'm just that special.

I don't wear my hat because I put a lot of time into getting my hair just right and the hat would mess it up. It also doesn't look nearly as cool to put my Oakleys over the brim of my hat as it does to wear them on the top of my head. As for the sneakers and jeans, thanks for the idea! I'm sure if I got both in black I could pull the look off cause like I said, I'm just that special.

 

[USCtrojan]

Dammit, how many times have I asked nicely for you to lay off the spikey hair, iPod comments? Hey, I don't wear a hat and I own Oakleys, you got something to say about that too?

Do you have a tye-dye backpack? Dam you're so cool!

Trojan

 

[USCtrojan]

Yes, I do get to pick which rules I will follow, I'm just that special.

I don't wear my hat because I put a lot of time into getting my hair just right and the hat would mess it up. It also doesn't look nearly as cool to put my Oakleys over the brim of my hat as it does to wear them on the top of my head. As for the sneakers and jeans, thanks for the idea! I'm sure if I got both in black I could pull the look off cause like I said, I'm just that special.

Shamrock, you are special.

Trojan

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Going back to the thread title .... Does it really make any difference who does this flying from a DAL profitability (loss) viewpoint? How many $/Barrel does it take to make a 50 seater unprofitable?

ASA is cheaper because our completion factor and on-time performance is better than Mesa's. Also, we are actively pushing fuel conservation initiatives like Project-APU (which saves a ton of fuel, by the way). If we can keep ahead of the competition in these ways, we will get a lot of their flying.

 

[CFI2766]

ASA is cheaper because our completion factor and on-time performance is better than Mesa's.


I know of the graphs, but where does it say that we are cheaper than MESA?

 

[cfi_greg]

Wait till the W&B function works on the ACARS, it take less than a minutes to complete. Should be online next month.

That program is awsome, it's nice to be lazy.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

ASA is cheaper because our completion factor and on-time performance is better than Mesa's.

I know of the graphs, but where does it say that we are cheaper than MESA?

Better on time and completion factor means that it costs Delta less money to operate the flight, since they don't have to reschedule a customer. Our fixed costs may be higher, but combine more satisfied customers with fuel savings from fuel conservation initiatives, and we may be cheaper overall. In real terms or otherwise.

I didn't say the graphs said we were cheaper. But just think of what the graphs are telling us about the operation as a whole, and how that affects costs to Big D.

 

[shamrock]

Shamrock, you are special.

Trojan

Yeah, that's what they told me when I asked why I had to ride the short bus to school.

 

[CFI2766]

Better on time and completion factor means that it costs Delta less money to operate the flight, since they don't have to reschedule a customer. Our fixed costs may be higher, but combine more satisfied customers with fuel savings from fuel conservation initiatives, and we may be cheaper overall. In real terms or otherwise.

I didn't say the graphs said we were cheaper. But just think of what the graphs are telling us about the operation as a whole, and how that affects costs to Big D.

I understand what you are saying now. I was hoping that there was some hard, verifiable info somewhere that pointed to ASA as a lower cost option than MESA, et al. However, what you are saying indirectly makes a good point.

I suspect that there is a large Excel graph somewhere in the Kremlin that breaks down which of the DCI stepchildren are the least and most expensive. Job security for us means being at the bottom of this list.

Looking around, I just don't see Delta, or any of the other 'parent' airlines, as all that concerned about the quality of the feed.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

....... I put a lot of time into getting my hair just right..........

That solves it, Shamrock is John Edwards.

Dick

 

[USCtrojan]

Yeah, that's what they told me when I asked why I had to ride the short bus to school.

Did you show all those other kids your ipod and hairdo? ;-)

Trojan

 

[JDREsquire1224]

Did you show all those other kids your ipod and hairdo? ;-)

Trojan

Did you show all those other kids Pete Carroll's cashed checks to the pay order of Reggie Bush?