Originally Posted by
FlyZ
I would have liked to be in the boardroom when the DAL negotiators came back with their report:
How many 50 seaters do you think we'll need?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe a hundred?
Could it be more?
Yeah, I s'pose. Let's pad it and say 125.
Ok, that works.
Now get this. The pilots said they would GIVE us some big RJs for this!
Are you kidding me? These 50-seaters are obsolete!
No, 100% truth. They will let us have more 76-seaters for carrying out our plan with the 50-seaters!
Well, I kinda feel bad taking advantage of them, but it's just business, right?
Yeah, it's just business! And plus, think about the bonus.
Yeah, the bonus........................ Let's do it!
I'm onboard. Where do I sign?
Fly Et al,
You guys are giving management waay too much credit. Really, the 50 seaters were going away just because they are obsolete?
Hell, we were buying them by the hundreds when they were already obsolete!
Do not underestimate managements ability to manage for other then long term success. In a perfect world management would weigh all the factors and make the best decisions for DAL long term. However in this world there are many other factors which management takes into account which are contrary to long term success.
Lets say top management were to be rewarded with ....... I don't know, Hell I'm just spit-ballin here, lets say stock. Do you suppose that some in management would take actions to pump up the short term price of our stock - even if there were alternate actions that could far better help the company in the long run?
Can you say stock buyback?
I am not saying that there is no truth to your post, but if you have to assume that our management is functioning efficiently with only the long term interest of DAL in mind then you are overlooking a lot, and I do mean a lot of DALs post-2000 history.
Scoop