Originally Posted by
JetJock16
I'm thinking it's only branded, there's no reason to cut flying that's profitable.
BTW, how many airplanes are currently flying branded routes? 15? So that’s a reduction of what………4-5 a/c? Just asking.
At the risk of sounding too cynical... what makes you think any of the flying is profitable? XE lost what, $60 - 70 million last year, with Continental beating XE down for lower rates? It's going to be increasingly difficult to blame this all on branded set up costs.
The problem stems from the contract with CO is it was originally written. CO was to pay costs plus 10%. That immediately created a corporate culture where there was no incentive to keeping costs down.
Keepin' it real.