indy air to defer airbii deliveries until 2007

[Cappy]

I've heard many guys here at Indy talk about how a USAir Ch 7 will help us. Don't you see the hypocrisy in this? We openly speculate on the failure of another carrier, while getting our panties in a wad when others speculate about our future. Maybe WE are about reap what we have sown.

For any pilot or employee to speculate on the future of competitor and how it might affect their own career is not inappropriate. Today every crew room at every airline is filled with the same banter.

On the other hand, to openly state joy on the loss of thousands of jobs and how it will benefit you is, IMHO, highly unprofessional and unwarranted.

Mike

 

[AirBoard]

For any pilot or employee to speculate on the future of competitor and how it might affect their own career is not inappropriate. Today every crew room at every airline is filled with the same banter.

On the other hand, to openly state joy on the loss of thousands of jobs and how it will benefit you is, IMHO, highly unprofessional and unwarranted.

Mike

I was thinking the same thing but couldn't state it as clearly. To criticize an airline is one thing, to lament about their demise is mean spirited and IGNORANT!

 

[platinumclub]

Lequip is just p!ssed cause he was told never to apply to CX on the majors board, thought that was pretty funny. A$$

 

[AirBill]

For any pilot or employee to speculate on the future of competitor and how it might affect their own career is not inappropriate. Today every crew room at every airline is filled with the same banter.

On the other hand, to openly state joy on the loss of thousands of jobs and how it will benefit you is, IMHO, highly unprofessional and unwarranted.

Mike

Interesting coda to this conversation, whether or not you agree with Boyd:

Airline Failure Scenarios

It’s not a pleasant subject, but it's important to investigate the effects of the failure of one or more airline systems.

There are some academics who are just all frothy and giggly about the "need" for the shut-down of at least one major carrier system. They've positioned themselves like latter-day Madame Lafarges, happily knitting away in front of the airline industry gallows, ready to cheer when the first head rolls.

These academic types again prove the value of home schooling beyond the 12th grade. Not having a clue about passenger demand dynamics and airline economics is such a blessing to these people. Here at The Boyd Group, we've extensively analyzed the domino-effect of the failure of key airline systems, and the net result is nothing close to what these Ivory Tower dwellers are so confidently predicting.

Here's a starting point: our forecasts show that a failure of a major airline won't - yes, won't - necessarily reduce downward pressure on airline pricing. Nor will it relieve what some call "over-capacity" in key markets. Airlines chase the big markets. With some exceptions, any capacity vacuum created by the failure of one airline in a competitive market will get filled fast. Any system reduction in capacity will be felt - painfully - at small and mid-size markets which simply don't have the traffic to be attractive to alternative carriers subsequent to the failure of an incumbent.

 

[bige2000]

Them: Ivy league educated suits. Us: Safety minded professionals
Them: Good ole boys network, collusion. Us: ALPA
Them: Golden parachutes, millions Us: Unemployment, foodstamps

Consumers: internet shopping, bargains, cheap tickets, Walmart, price wars, family vacation to Vegas 5 nights 199/pp airfare included

Us: divided, bitter, out for blood, and on vacation to Vegas with our unemployment check

The only way to win is unity. The other guy's airline demise will eventually be our demise. We must stick together.

 

[SloDoDriver]

To all you guys wishing ANY airlines' demise....shut the hell up or I will spit in your Big Mac when you go thru my drive up window.......A Furloughee...