Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Marketing and Network run the "brand." They decide which division or partner will create their productive capacity. Their decisions are driven by revenue and cost. They don't particularly care if it is a Delta 747 or an Air France A380. Neither do they care whether it is a 757, or a NextGen CRJ. None are old school Delta. None have the nostalgic sensibilities that cloud our judgement. Their considerations are mathematical, pure and simple.
Well if their considerations are purely mathematical, then they suck (really, really, really hard) at math.
The money they've pee'd away just on RJ outsourcing...not even including other billion dollar mistakes...(over ordering, over paying and over committing for RJ's, the damage to our product, brand and operation and buying high/selling low regionals..twice, etc) you would have to take off your shoes to count the billions. Those same people have made numerous additional billion dollar mistakes in addition to those as well.
To any extent that they are profit oriented bean counter savants is if you only consider short term reactionary herd mentality near term quarterly result/bonus mongering.
They have been weighed, they have been measured, and they have been found wanting.