Originally Posted by
OCCP
We keep cutting routes and will probably post a loss. No one else is shrinking and losing money. Think about that while you’re waiting for the phone to ring. Prospective pilots should view this as an opportunity to interview Alaska because you have more to offer them than they have to offer you.
Originally Posted by
Work2much
So far as I know we aren't losing planes so we're not shrinking. Cutting routes and then redeploying those planes on different routes is what's happening. Now, we have no scope so that's REALLY messed up and that's a serious threat. However, we're not shrinking...still hiring actually. Sooo there's that.
Also, no other major is in the middle of a merger so maybe that's why we have a different financial situation that anyone else. Remember that after the 1st quarter and going into the 3rd-4th we will be very profitable. Soooo there's that too.
I know you think the sky is falling ALL the time and I"m not sure how you sleep with all of that stress. I guess I don't care. Anyway...it's an interesting time to be at Alaska...lots of new changes and it's uneasy for sure. But it's not doom and gloom like some would have you believe.
Yep. I have friends on both sides of the AS house, and while they all admit things could be better, none project the continual doom and gloom of this OCCP character. Looking back at his post history, it’s ALL he’s about. Complain complain complain. The sky is falling. This dude would not be happy at Delta. He’s just one of those perpetually angry people (“no I’m not, I’m just a realist”).
The truth is somewhere in the middle of “the sky is falling” and “this place is all unicorns and rainbows”.
OCCP is firmly in the “Sky is falling” camp.