ATL and MSP

[Dan Roman]

We are all in this business together, yet a significant percentage of us is somehow thinking throwing stones somehow makes them better?
To be clear, SWA is the airline that decided their International expansion would have to be done with Mexican flight crews south of the border and Canadian flight crews north of the border, all in 737's. Delta has a huge International presence that is fed by a very large domestic operation including mainline and yes a lot of RJ's crewed by equally competent pilots that also are making a living flying domestically.
I'm sure there is a pretty good chance that someday SWA will someday expand out of regional type flying (like AirTran did, I'm sure merging with them will help you ) but obviously you will never have have the kind of international presence that DAL does.
DAL is a very different operation than SWA, can't understand why you guys feel the need to compare yourselves to them? Be happy with what you got, in this business everything's changes.

 

[GuppyWN]

Wanna bet?

Gup

 

[Dan Roman]

Wanna bet?

Gup

That everything changes in this business? It's not if, just when. Unless if
SWA becomes the first corporation in history not to experience change.
Simple fact is SWA no longer has the cost advantage it once had ( lower salaries than it's peers, paying less for fuel, and less head to head competition with higher cost airlines). You do have the one of the best corporate cultures in the industry.
With the AirTran aquisistion the culture will even change, a conscious change accepted by "Gary" because it was the only way to expand in ATL. You have to wonder what other changes will happen?

BTW, please don't lump me in with OYS and Fubi, those guys have gone over the top.

 

[On Your Six]

Wanna bet?

Gup

Did you lose even one spot of seniority in this 2nd offer? If you did, GOOD. Yeah, it changes.


Godspeed Corndork!


OYS

 

[On Your Six]

That everything changes in this business? It's not if, just when. Unless if
SWA becomes the first corporation in history not to experience change.
Simple fact is SWA no longer has the cost advantage it once had ( lower salaries than it's peers, paying less for fuel, and less head to head competition with higher cost airlines). You do have the one of the best corporate cultures in the industry.
With the AirTran aquisistion the culture will even change, a conscious change accepted by "Gary" because it was the only way to expand in ATL. You have to wonder what other changes will happen?

BTW, please don't lump me in with OYS and Fubi, those guys have gone over the top.

Over the top? All in response to the overwhelming cockiness emanating from those Corndogs against the Airtran pilots. All for a good cause.


Godspeed!


OYS

 

[Dan Roman]

Wanna bet?

Gup

Or did you mean an International presence like DAL? Not possible for SWA because of the politics to get International routes, slot restrictions and the fact that SWA would have to completely reinvent itself to attract a significant amount of the international traveler. Right now SWA would be in the PeopleExpress (I worked there once!) or Laker Ballpark. It's a huge leap beyond that and would require buying UAL or DAL, something that is not an option for SWA, unless they want to become a large ALPA carrier!

 

[Dan Roman]

Over the top? All in response to the overwhelming cockiness emanating from those Corndogs against the Airtran pilots. All for a good cause.


Godspeed!


OYS

Sorry dude, but while I agree some of the SWA folks on here have made the UAL guys of the late 90's look humble, you and Fubi have stooped to the level of Sascha/flyvixen.

Sorry

 

[Dan Roman]

Sorry dude, but while I agree some of the SWA folks on here have made the UAL guys of the late 90's look humble, you and Fubi have stooped to the level of Sascha/flyvixen.

Sorry

OK I just read hey trannies and your not as bad as Sascha, he needs help.

 

[pkunzip66]

bitching about the regionals?! I am only playing the game that the majors invented (whether directly or indirectly by the pilots). More then anything I would love to be at a major, so I wouldn't have to climb one ladder and start all over at the next one and the next and the next and the next, etc, etc, etc. This is the only industry in the world that when you switch jobs, you start at the bottom with a HUGE pay cut. I could be a McDonalds manager and make 40K while switching to Burger King and make the same or close to.

And no, I don't wanna go become a manager at a restaurant/fast food joint, before anybody wants to twist my words around. Just giving an example.

 

[Dan Roman]

bitching about the regionals?! I am only playing the game that the majors invented (whether directly or indirectly by the pilots). More then anything I would love to be at a major, so I wouldn't have to climb one ladder and start all over at the next one and the next and the next and the next, etc, etc, etc. This is the only industry in the world that when you switch jobs, you start at the bottom with a HUGE pay cut. I could be a McDonalds manager and make 40K while switching to Burger King and make the same or close to.

And no, I don't wanna go become a manager at a restaurant/fast food joint, before anybody wants to twist my words around. Just giving an example.

I hope you didn't see bitching about the regionals in anything I said. The RJ pilot's are doing just as good a job as anyone else in this business. We are all paying the price for the greed, competitiveness and "warrior spirit" that has infected our profession. You guys are just doing the flying the Piedmont/Ozark/PSA/North Central/Frontier etc etc. use to do.