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HalinTexas said:What was with all the blue ties? Goobers.
dojetdriver said:Duh, for the most part everyting after the black album is crap. The trend setters became the trend followers. And making a movie where Hetfield talks about how he "feels". Puhleeeze.
HalinTexas said:Interview went OK, but I never know how to judge these things.
I don't get the impression that things are going all that great at B6. I'm hearing some of the same things I've heard before from borderline profitable airlines.
Upgrade will be 2+ years no matter how y ou slice it. Aircraft locked, but not seat locked for 2 years. Selling 2-5 Airbi, and slowing deliveries. Fence for the Emb. goes away in Oct. '07, and those that want to upgrade on the Airbi will probably go to the EMB for the most part.
Cost cutting measures only illuded to eliminating Blackberries for managers, and finally setting up SE taxi procedures. Elec. flight kits are coming, but is that really a cost saving expense? Nice to have, but do you need it to save money? Cat II certification. Don't really know if that will save them that much money until everyone is certified. "Time of day" routing sounded like the smartest option. Pulling back from some trans-cons due to lack of profitability, but not closing the west. Stated they may concentrate on the east coast.
Revenue enhancements are pretty weak. Starting some charter ops. Bragged about doing a couple of military charters. Not much of an enhancement if you don't have the fleet available to do ad hoc military. There's not that much domestic flying and there are many carriers doing it. That was the extent of the revenue enhancement talk. Scares me.
I can't accept a job offer if it takes me to the EMB. Can't do that to my family. It's another 50% paycut. I'm questioning whether I can take an Airbus offer. I'm afraid I might be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. If B6 is losing money now, and their solution is to sell off assets that also generate revenue, then I have to wonder. Slowing deliveries might be smart at this time, but labor and lease payments are only going to get more expensive. I don't buy the statement made in the "Welcome room" that the airplanes they are giving up are "used up." Many carriers fly their planes similar amounts with greater cycles, e.g. SWA, and are not giving them up at 5-6 years of age.
B6 has a novel product, no doubt about it. Their on-board service is pretty good. I've only flown one flight. MSY-JFK for the interview. It was over an hour late and I sat in the only seat where the video didn't work. They are setting themselves up to concentrate out of a well-worn market. BOS, NYC and Fla. Lots of competition, lots of customer traffic and air traffic, low yeilds. Video and XM is great, but pax are fickle. They want on-time, reliable service. They have lots of carriers to chose from and $5 difference in fair can be determinant. Giving away amenities that someone has to pay for may not last.
The industry is still in great turmoil even though loads across the industry are improving. NWA and DAL are restructuring. This is the great unknown, but for certain, they'll probably be in BK protection for another year, and still be operating. LCC is stable and might actually eventually be a threat again in the east coast. SWA is very cash positive and aggressive.
No carrier is safe.
Interesting interview process.
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