Originally Posted by
Waitingformins
Its because their beating you to the punch. The business model, or labor model is moot. No one thinks FoC means that company wont make money. A FoC means 3rd world safety standards in this country with no control. That above all is the larger risk.
What would happen is NAI or some other company would run the most traveled routes. Abuse the design limits ie overload, remove safety equipment, have 1 flight attendant, add seats, run to many cycles on engine and airframe, paint over cracks, feed everyone MREs so they become constipated, remove the bathrooms, add seats, allow seat sharing, remove seats for standing fares, use counterfeit parts, haul hazardous cargo labeled non-hazardous, get behind on paying landing fees and PFC's, force FAA and airports to sue to collect, force flight crew to work 18 days and pad logs, issue no-doze to pilots, not waste training time on pilots for emergencys that wont happen, evade basic corporate taxes, offer IPO and dump shares, parade topless FAs in business class, offer prostitution in 1st class w/ cocaine.
Announce that big greedy unions wanting $250,000 a year are the reason that American company's failed, and reference rust belt and UAW.
I think what people also fail to see is the long-term threat. An airline that is allowed to run the most popular routes will quickly run its competition out of business. A US-based airline is incapable of competeting with 3rd world wages and $100 trans-Atlantic fares. If you do the math, this is unsustainable for any airline. The American Consumer is too short-sighted to recognize that once FoC airlines manage to destroy the American aviation industry, they can charge whatever they like and/or offer wages as low as they want. I have no problem with Emirates or any other airline that has fair labor practices.
I will go back to a post someone else had regarding "$100 fares being what the consumer wants." This is a silly counterpoint. The consumer wants $0 fares. Does that mean airlines should offer free flights for all?