Originally Posted by Bluedriver

You say you will explain (help me) how all "costs" are not actually costs, I guess implying once again that labor costs don't actually cost the company anything, or that the company has some special secret account with unlimited funds just for labor costs. But you didn't explain anything. Just another statement that you speak the truth, no proof or explanation or convincing logic, just a statement.

Should we pilots suffer because management didn't have a power by the hour MX agreement, no. But guess what, WE ALREADY ARE. Slower growth hurts my career, and they slowed growth because of the extra MX expenses. But, that was not the point, and you know it. You intentionally changed the subject away from why they slowed growth. It was not because the E90 needed more mx than planned, THEY SLOWED THE GROWTH BECAUSE THEIR COSTS (EXPENSES) WENT UP.

Airlines fund growth through free cash flow or debt. Free cash flow is revenue over and above ALL expenses. When your expenses go up, whatever the reason, you have less free cash flow to fund growth and other investments. You can try and raise revenue, but if it were that easy, ALL airlines would just simply turn the revenue dial up to max...

Ultimately, costs, no matter the source, MUST be paid, and the money to pay them is limited. Period.