Originally Posted by
Tango Uniform
First off was the fatal hull loss cause determined yet? It’s pretty irresponsible to insinuate blame when a cause has not been determined yet.
What would you say if DOD pulled the plug on Atlas? Furloughs possibly?
I think we all have a remarkably-detailed understanding of a relevant likely cause.
So it's smart to bite the hand of private employers who feed you, but not a government one?
The generals like 747s. Atlas flies passenger 747s. No matter how horrific are the findings of a white glove inspection, the generals will give Atlas an opportunity to fix it. The point is that a meaningful threat of a stand down is the kind of thing that will get the shareholders' attention for exactly the reason that you're mentioning. Loss of Revenue. Big loss of Revenue. You guys say that it's going to smell like a corpse in there if they actually start sniffing into the new-hire and training records, and related operational incident trends. Great. Let's get them sniffing.
Why did Allegiant settle with its Union? Why did Southwest settle with its mechanics' union? Sometimes, the extra fifty cents a gallon at the pump is worth it when all of a sudden you need a bunch of gas in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. Meaning sometimes bigger issues come up that put the extra expense in a new light.