Originally Posted by
GearOperator
It's very sad to see that the "heads" of the company know nothing but Gulfstream ways. It's about time they see how other airlines do it and learn from them.
On another note, I heard GLA is down to only 5 f/os in the entire company. Can 3M be next?
I think the inherent problem with Silver is the same that's going to shut down Lakes, the fact that we rely a lot on EAS subsidies (although not as much as Lakes). We are paid based on a fix cost that we bid for. Perhaps if companies like Silver and Lakes did some planning, they would've seen the problem they're in now and built higher wAges into their cost for the bid... Lucky for us, we have this place called "Florida" where we can control our ticket fares, but I think they'd see raising prices as a last option. Rumor has it there's been some potential buyers/investors snooping around OCC lately, I hope it's someone with deep pockets, because I think at this point VPAA is done dishing money into this place.