Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
I agree. I’ll say this, as someone who remembers the LGA and SJU base; I’ve never had less confidence in the management team as I do now.
Ben was quirky but he at least understood what ULCC meant and how how to make money with it (pushing the planes too far at time).
Bob was vanilla, pun intended, but realized that we can’t continue to **** of customers if we want to grow, he left the company in the best position it has ever been.
And then comes Teddy who “over shot his skis” his first summer here and it’s been meltdown after meltdown since. The reality seems to be this management team has zero direction and their attention can be derailed with a squirrel running past them, followed by a “wait, what are we doing?!” 50 minute turns with security checks and crew changes continue to put us behind, lack of accountability for anyone not called CA or FO is astounding, and a scheduling system that still works from home so that a scheduler is now more concerned with fixing their toddler a PBJ instead of getting a crew a hotel room. We really are rudderless with this crew at the top and look forward to a flush of all of them when this merger gets resolved.
I couldn’t agree with you more. Our mgmt has no interest in running an airline nor can they. Had a conversation with a good friend of mine that’s also a 15+ year guy. Without F9 or B6 I’m very concerned about our success as a stand alone carrier. (If DOJ blocks a merger) This is the worst it’s been in 15+ years and there is no solution in sight. I will say in mgmt defense, every airline is having the same issues we are. Are they as bad? Maybe. I don’t know.
Just had a conversation with a guy I know who’s son is building a house. Will take 18 months to build. Contractor is saying the subs will only work 25 hours a week. Anymore than that and they won’t get their govt check. That’s probably the underlying issue is people don’t want to work. That’s mgmt’s job to figure out a solution and they have failed.