Originally Posted by
idlethrust
.10 year deal and Worst
typo
Its been proven, a 10 year (or any other “longer” duration) deal doesn’t me squat. Will be renegotiated/terminated before than anyway. Plus the devils in the details regarding the terms/conditions of deal. Usually a very one way street, in favor of the customer, THE LEGACY.
Originally Posted by
JoePatroni
I think you are absolutely correct, having each regional try to cut each others’ throats to keep contracts is precisely why the fifty seat jet fleet is in such disgusting disrepair.
Agreed.
Yet during the bankruptcies, and after, it was a fact ours (and other legacy management) was 100% perfectly content with.
I said/posted it elsewhere, Gordon’s premise has yet to STILL see fruition.
145 is simply less crappy to ride in than a -200. Depending on operator, not as frequently weight restricted, etc.
Sadly, the mechanisms in place that kept the COEX/XJT 145 operating so well fell by the wayside over a decade ago under Jeffrey.