Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Yes, because all airlines are the same? SWA had NO exposure to SARS, the euro zone meltdown or exponential fuel price increases. I guess SWAPA was responsible for their company's hedging? The above is like saying ALL U.S. households should have taken the same financial hit in the Great Recession since they are in "the exact same world experiencing the exact same disasters.
They weren't exposed to those short term threats. But it also meant they've had to make their success absent the much larger international revenues and margins associated with that type of flying. Those threats are now over, but SWA still hasn't captured that revenue or margins. Yet through it all (including the domestic revenue collapse of 9/11) SWAPA presided over success where ALPA presided over multiple historic collapses.
If you in the ALPA rent-a-mob are going to continue saying that the independents aren't as successful as ALPA, you're going to have to back it up with more than pom poms.
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Ahh irony at it's finest. At least the DALPA echo chamber is a lot more diverse than your whale cockpit. How many junior or south guys or guys not based in DTW have you had the pleasure of working with recently?
As a busy commuter, I jumpseat a lot with South crews. I also meet a lot of South crews in NRT. I actually talk to them too, and they actually talk back. The vast majority of South crews I talk to ask me if I have a DPA card in...and if not, would I like one? The majority of DPA members has just recently shifted to South crews.
Originally Posted by
Rather B Fishin
Your plan worked out even in lieu of ALPA's 20 years of failures? It must be nice to be independently wealthy outside of this job. $500 to our respective charities says you're keeping your whale seat warm past 60.
Not independently wealthy, just always had outside businesses. I started in 1979 and was furloughed 4 times in my first 3 years. It got me to thinking about outside interests and planning to retire from the airlines at age 60.
Carl