Originally Posted by
stinsonjr
SWA? Early to mid-70's launch and ridiculed by Legacy pilots even into the 80's for their pay-per-trip model.
Fed-Ex
At some point, AA, United, Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, CAL and Delta were start-ups. In fact, those redneck bubba's at Delta were not even an airline, but one of the first crop-dusting companies - Huff-Daland Dusters and they sprayed for Boowevils in Louisiana.
SWA has not raised the bar. they are on top now by default, up until then they undercut everyone else. if you don't see it that way than I guess we should be happy that it only took 30 years to catch up. isn't 30 years about the length of a career
I wasn't born when any of those other airline started but maybe you were. did they undercut everyone else and if so, how long did it take to catch up?
can you name me any airline since deregulation that has raised the bar?