Originally Posted by
robthree
I'll submit that the bizjet segment is the gravest threat to airline careers, ever.
Yup, airlines will slash capacity resulting in parked fleets and thousands of pilots (along with tens of thousands of support employees) will lose their jobs due to a rise in the numbers of business aircraft that cost more to operate for one hour than it costs a family of four to fly a round-trip transcon.
Do you know why so many high-yield business travelers have shunned airline travel for much more costly business aircraft?
Airline travel is not convenient.
Airline travel is a hassle.
Airline travel is not reliable.
Airline travel is a waste of their time.
Airline travel is not convenient.
When you or your company can afford transportation solutions that are convenient, not a hassle, reliable, and don't waste time, you use them.
Of course that's not to say airlines don't provide a valuable service to an exceptionally large portion of the population...but saying bizav is "the gravest threat to airline careers" is just as laughable as saying Trader Joes is the gravest threat to Safeway.