The Beginning of the End at Airtran

[jke406]

Yeah, it's real brain surgery operating down here. I can't imagine how they would get by.

But you probably have a hard time feeding yourself, so I'm not surprised that you'd find it difficult.

I heard landing in ATL was difficult.

Kind of like ALPA representing the majority of its membership on critical matters. You'd think THAT was brain surgery, with Prater and his band of leftist buffoons calling the shots.

Unfortunately, that's not brain surgery. Just good ol' fashioned corruption and megalomania.

 

[viper548]

This board really has gone hill. Maybe its time to head over to Airliners.net for some usefull information.

A current sampling of airliners.net topics:
-What's with the circles on BA 757 noses?
-Indian aviation thread: part 70
-Safety implications for angled seats
-Cleaning of aircraft lavatories
-Observations of old JFK aerial photo
-Cameroon airlines: what bird is that in the logo?
-Being stalked by an aircraft
-Not collecting my paper ticket on US
-Finnish aviation thread: vol 6

 

[30West]

1+03? Not bad for 627nm, plus vectors and what appears to be a couple times around the track!

 

[Citrusflyer]

The most shocking thing to see was that Southwest actually went into holding.....I thought that never happened!!!!!

 

[Lear70]

Probably just the way for Atlanta ATC to say "welcome to Atlanta".

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

Shouldn't this be on the LCC boards?

 

[PCL_128]

Nope.

 

[viper548]

The most shocking thing to see was that Southwest actually went into holding.....I thought that never happened!!!!!

I guess ATL doesn't get pizza delivered

 

[Kharma Police]

The most shocking thing to see was that Southwest actually went into holding.....I thought that never happened!!!!!

They forgot to give Atlanta Approach a plasma T.V.

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

Nope.

Why not? I thought Airtran and Southwest were Low Cost Carriers.

 

[PCL_128]

AAI and SWA are majors, just not legacies. As for being a "low cost carrier," I don't even know what that means anymore. Every airline seems like a low cost carrier nowadays.

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

What justifies a Major? Is it money, big airplanes, size of fleet? Just curious.

 

[PCL_128]

The technical definition is $1 billion of revenue. But, I would also say it has to be an airline that flies its own code. Eagle and other regionals bring in more than a billion in revenue, but it's someone else's flying, so I discount that. You can have any definition you want, though. I think it's ridiculous to say that SWA and AAI aren't majors, though. Especially SWA. About 500 airplanes and multi-billions in annual revenue? Really, you can't make a legitimate argument that that's not a "major."

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

The technical definition is $1 billion of revenue. But, I would also say it has to be an airline that flies its own code. Eagle and other regionals bring in more than a billion in revenue, but it's someone else's flying, so I discount that. You can have any definition you want, though. I think it's ridiculous to say that SWA and AAI aren't majors, though. Especially SWA. About 500 airplanes and multi-billions in annual revenue? Really, you can't make a legitimate argument that that's not a "major."

Probably the best answer to that question I have ever heard. Thank you.

Carry on.

 

[arthompson]

SWA is defintley a major. I didn't realize AAI had made it into that catagory. The last chart I had showed AAI as a National, but close to major status.