USAir's Plans Shift

[CaptJax]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-04-13-us-airways-plans-shift_N.htm

 

[AA717driver]

Why is it that the top three highest CASM airlines in the table to the left of the article all had pay and benefits slashed in Ch.11. Even CAL in 4th position doesn't top the list of pay and benefits.

Something must be wrong with their management...

TC

 

[Colonel Savage]

Stupid article, says nothing of any substance. Uses data from 6 mos ago, when fuel was still way higher than it is now.

Parker is obviously in way over his head, hasn't done anything to control costs thru improving the effeciency of the operation, has been amazingly unresponsive to problems that plague his airline. Continues to spend tons of money outsourcing flying to regionals, seems to be a one trick pony on that issue. SOS, different day.

 

[captfred]

We will learn more next week when the 1st quarter results are released.

 

[iflyhigh]

One cost that US Airways has not been able to get lower is pilots. The company, while touting its miner, has not finished negiotiating a contract, thus has not been able to finish the merger and take advantage of the cost savings. DH a crew to pickup a West a/c to ferry it emptied back to PHX from PHL is a waste of money. The fact that an East pilot gets sick in LA or PHX and the company has to DH a pilot from the EAST coast is a waste. 7 hour wait vs. 3. Lets see what happens to the passengers in that 7 hour wait.

Still line bidding by the East, no PBS system out East which saves the company, FA East contract tied to the pilots, not efficient I am sure in the company's perspective. All pilots out East at the top or close to the top of the payscales.

I am sure their is more waste that the average employee can not see.

 

[Bringupthebird]

The hub location problem cannot be overstated. PHX has too much military airspace, PHL has too much overlap with NYC and WAS. Hubs on the coasts make it difficult to build efficient schedules without substantial N-S traffic (easy for the east, harder for the west).

Hubs should be in the middle of something. That's why they're called "Hubs".

 

[tzskipper]

What is missing is a comparison of individual airline rasms. It is easy to point out expense issues, but it is more difficult to point out revenue shortfalls. All that seems to be stated here is that costs need to continue to be cut (harder on the pax and employees?), where I would argue that more focus needs to be given to managing revenues.

Skipper

 

[n757st]

The hub location problem cannot be overstated. PHX has too much military airspace, PHL has too much overlap with NYC and WAS. Hubs on the coasts make it difficult to build efficient schedules without substantial N-S traffic (easy for the east, harder for the west).

Hubs should be in the middle of something. That's why they're called "Hubs".

I do not agree to a point. The problem with airlines is they put too much emphasis on location of hub and too little with the population of the city that hosts the hub. PHL is a great hub because its central enough with relation to the large northern cities that it can be used as a transit point north south, a gateway to the west, and a reasonable place to make a European connection without too much backtracking from any city in the United States. All this while feeding off of one of the largest metros in the United States. O&D AND location is what airlines need, which is why MEM, PIT, and CLE have all been downsized or shut down in the last couple years.

 

[OurMoney1]

The airline that survives despite itself.

Go away already so others can live!

 

[Colonel Savage]

Go away already so others can live!

Why do you care, Brown Boy?