Originally Posted by
buddies8
AA does not care about service. And dont go by what people say, 85% of AE's cancellations are at the request of AA. Baggage mishandling at AE originates at AA but they pass the buck foe better numbers at AA. When Compass flies ( doubt it) for AA, let them try to keep those planes flying for the peanuts they will get. AE gets 4.5% profit and no payments for cancellations even when at the request of AA. Most others get 10%.
Compass does not have 1500 flights daily, AE does. Easy to have a tighter control on quality with 200 flights.
Fair enough. But no one is saying CPZ will be picking up 1000 flights/day off the bat. I would venture to guess 10 planes to start, with a modest introductionary (is that an actual word?) time-frame, then heavier as the years move on. Say what you want, but AE's cost structures will bury them -- a la Comair. Compass has the most overall experienced crews, at the longevity-limited lowest payscales in the entire "regional" industry (argue it if you want, but you're ****ing wrong). And passengers love what they do. Period. AE's days are numbered on any large scale. All the other hungry vultures are waiting to swoop--and the swooping is about to get good.