Originally Posted by gloopy

I sincerely applaud their efforts here, but we all know the ink is already dry with multiple ACMI labor buster virtual airlines to do this flying. While what they say makes sense, to any manager minion with a puppy mill MBA and an eye on their next bonus based on some snapshot out of context cost metric, long term thinking doesn't matter one bit. Flunky airline managers have proven time and time and time again they will blow many billions on failed outsourcing schemes just to save projected block hour costs in the short run. They all know by the time the future comes where long term thinking would start paying off, they will be long gone flaring their golden parachutes to a soft landing on a white sandy beach somewhere.