SWA being called PREDATORY of others' misfortune

[Tejas-Jet]

It was Braniff's misjudgment of what the industry was going to look like after deregulation. They ran themselves out of bussiness with bad decisions and over extending themselves. It is a classic case study if you bothered to read anything about the industry you work in.

I knew that...but there are some who will believe to their dying day...that somehow, SWA had something to do with the decisions that the Braniff management made....

...how absurd..

 

[Flopgut]

It was Braniff's misjudgment of what the industry was going to look like after deregulation. They ran themselves out of bussiness with bad decisions and over extending themselves. It is a classic case study if you bothered to read anything about the industry you work in.

Braniff's Harding Lawrence believed de-regulation was going to fail, so his response was to launch hundreds of new destinations thereby siezing new route authority. Harding Lawrence was not wrong, just off by 30 or so years! De-regualtion has failed airline customers AND employees.

 

[Flopgut]

Ahhh-kay....tell us then....what ran Braniff out of Love Field?

And where did you get your information?

And was that person actually involved in the decision making process at Braniff?...or just some line guy, fending off all the rumours like everyone else?

You have the floor....

If there had been one commercial use D-FW airport, or perfectly equal use of multiple D-FW airports, there would have been no controversy and no Wright Amendment. AA would be better off, probably Braniff and even Legend still flying. But there would be no SWA. Without SWA, de-regulation is a failure. That should be abundantly clear.

 

[JFReservist]

When the hedges run out it won't matter because there won't be anyone flying. I for one am not looking forward to the end of the world.

Not so fast, lots of bureaucracy and fine print to work on before we can officially end the world. Besides, the (insert extinct society here) calender runs out in Dec of 2012... Looks like we have at least four more years of SWA threads ahead of us.

 

[canyonblue]

Stupid thread and a waste of about 10 minutes. Many of the same moronic SWA bashers, jumping on yet another SWA themed thread. Quick, someone in the "Warbirds Forum" just said something about Southwest. Better hurry over quick to enlighten the masses, and one last thing, Braniff SUCKED! uke:

 

[Andy Neill]

De-regualtion has failed airline customers AND employees.

How is it that airline customers who have a great deal more choice of flights and much less expense in getting them have been failed by de-regulation? As for employees, there are many more airline employees (even after the worst of the furloughs) post de-regulation than prior. I hear new employees lament that they will never enjoy the life their predecessors had pre-deregulation, but most of them wouldn't have been able to get a job in the much smaller airline industry anyway.

 

[Flopgut]

Stupid thread and a waste of about 10 minutes. Many of the same moronic SWA bashers, jumping on yet another SWA themed thread. Quick, someone in the "Warbirds Forum" just said something about Southwest. Better hurry over quick to enlighten the masses, and one last thing, Braniff SUCKED! uke:

The Wright is gone, and you didn't win!

Braniff operated the Concorde. You don't turn on your autothrottles.

 

[MILPILOT17]

Stupid thread and a waste of about 10 minutes. Many of the same moronic SWA bashers, jumping on yet another SWA themed thread. Quick, someone in the "Warbirds Forum" just said something about Southwest. Better hurry over quick to enlighten the masses, and one last thing, Braniff SUCKED! uke:

I for one like it when the SWA bashers start unloading; it reminds me of how well we're doing! Keep it coming and switch to full automatic as you can put more rounds on the target.

 

[scoreboardII]

Braniffs greatest achievement is being the trailer for the cartoon Southpark. The concorde was removed from service for being unsafe. Wright fazed out, SWA did win. Authrottles on Late 08. SWA Lead RNP airline 09-12. Whats your airline done lately? Laid off workers? Charged for a coke?

 

[JumpJetter]

you know what's funny about SWA....lowest CASM adjusted for stage length and still got more CASM to save.

--still taxiing on two engines.....money to be saved....
---still not using autothrottles.......money to be saved....
----RNP coming in the next few years.....money to be saved....
-----winglet equipped -300s......more money to be saved....

"don't hate the playa...hate the game"

 

[Freddie Spencer]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=11735047

 

[Rook]

Crappy Country is better than any good HipHop.

Au Contrare mon frere!

But as far as the rest of the thread goes... good read.

 

[Helmsalee]

How come no one has mentioned AA's part in the Braniff dimise?

 

[328dude]

How come no one has mentioned AA's part in the Braniff dimise?

Because no one bashes AA on here They are having their own issues, which is WN's fault, and they are therfore facing the same problems as everyone else which is also WN's fault.

In other words, it's all WN's fault therfore no bashing of the legacys.

Come on man, where you been? These are the rules of FI.

 

[Flopgut]

Braniffs greatest achievement is being the trailer for the cartoon Southpark. The concorde was removed from service for being unsafe. Wright fazed out, SWA did win. Authrottles on Late 08. SWA Lead RNP airline 09-12. Whats your airline done lately? Laid off workers? Charged for a coke?

Lead RNP airline?? You might lead in RNP use increase, but that's only because you've got so much catching up to do.

We (CAL) don't charge for Cokes. Nor do we for pillows, blankets or meals. And I believe our RNP implementation is noteworthy.