Originally Posted by
CousinEddie
Funny you say the US legacies can't compete when, at the moment, they are the most profitable airlines in the world. That can change quickly, but for now that's the way it is. Long delayed product investments are being made, so time will tell if the service gap closes or not.
What you call crying over this boils down to wanting to avoid a race to the bottom, which you seem more than willing to embrace. If flying that 777 of yours for what tycoons like Mr. Kjos thinks you are worth is fine by you, then I'll just have to accept being put out to pasture eventually. Congratulations, you will have won. Just don't ever complain about it.
They are the most profitable (for now), and that is a good thing. But, let's not be hypocritical about how they got there. They wouldn't exist in many other parts of the world.
Perhaps the service gap will widen or close. Use that to tackle the problem, instead of crying foul.
As for me, I have 5 years in the airline industry, this year I'll average at least $15,000 after tax each month, working 12-14 days a month, have never earned less than $100,000 a year since my short stint as an instructor, and I never had to suffer the indignity of the US 'ladder climbing' in the hope of a livable job. So no, you won't hear me complaining.
But, thanks for bringing me into it.
NAI and its conditions suck. I wish the best for everyone in the industry, no more so than in the biggest aviation market in the world, the US. There may well be a global race to the bottom in progress, but it's going to be hard to stop on the basis of falsely claiming rules are being broken.
My point is that nothing illegal is going on with NAI. Rules vary between countries, and companies exploit where they can. If the US carriers could exploit loopholes elsewhere, they would. Stop crying foul and let the market speak. When it speaks, adapt to it.