Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
What's my point? Are you serious? Really? It is a CLEAR example of how increased costs limit our ability to grow. CLEAR. It doesn't matter if it is MX costs, fuel costs, aircraft rental costs, or labor costs. They ALL have to be paid, and the money to pay them is BY DEFINITION, LIMITED and SCARCE!
You can keep laying out words from your Embry Riddle Business Statistics textbook and make bold statements about JB having an unlimited ability to cover increased labor costs without slowing it's growth rate, but your statements are as accurate as Big Foots last known location.
It is almost impossible how stupid you would have to be to say that costs don't matter and won't change our ability to grow. Almost.
The company already slowed growth for the rest of this year over a MX increase of just 31 million dollars. 31 Million, that is LESS money than it would cost to give you the vacation system you want, so that a bunch of senior guys can get more summer vacation.... Changing ONLY our vacation would cost more than 31 million, and that was enough to slow our growth rate! That doesn't include higher pay rates, 321 pay, health insurance, disability, trip and duty rigs, work rules, reserve rule improvements, retirement, bonus plan..........
For some strange reason, you are attempting to take external variables, internal variables, fixed costs, and labor costs and lump them all together under the heading of "costs".
This is not how it works in our industry!!!
Here's why I asked what your point was about MX costs;
If MGMT wants to go out on a limb and purchase an Aircraft from a second rate manufacturer and risk all, should you be the shock absorber and take the hit in terms of your compensation?
Are other Airlines asking Pilots to accept industry defying cuts to their benefits and continued below average compensation all across the board as a function of MX costs?
Ever wonder why Airline Pilots like the idea of ALPA legal opening the books at their carrier to actually see what is being done with revenue and what is affordable? Or, do just prefer to go on being told your employer "can't" meet the cost of doing business?
Failed model?
JJ