Originally Posted by
WiFly
We absolutely have an impact on crew & on time performance. The same people shutting off APUs in 100° heat or sitting 10 feet from the gate refusing to call ops for wing walkers, are the ones *****ing about how poorly the company treats customers.
You can either do your part and demand better from the rest of the company, or keep up the miserable IDGAF attitude. But not both.
No one is shutting off APUs in 100° heat.
BTW I've gotten on more than one Delta jet with either an inop APU and almost no ground air cooling or inadequate ground air and the APU was turned on 10 mins prior to push.
Originally Posted by
RippinClapBombs
As Robert said, we are heavily weighted on domestic capacity. Domestic capacity has been weak year to date for the entire industry. We’re lucky to be profiting $750 million this quarter with the current management “strategy”—nobody has better domestic CASM numbers than American though! Hey, without being the best at making money domestically we’d be f*cked.
86% of DAL/UAL profits originated from premium/international travel. American has spent years retreating from capturing that market share.
Reading that crap about APU usage is hilarious though. Yeah, that’s why our profits are lower than the competition…
I'm pro-Isom but honestly I'm just tired of the excuses. Every quarter it's some reason for massively underperforming. UA dropped $2b in cash on new jets last quarter. No financing. Insane.
AA is a follower not a leader. Well, post merger. Pre-merger, they definitely were setting AA up for higher end experience. IFE, color coordinated (and premium) uniforms and cabin interiors, 321T experience, better meals, etc. Turns out, the previous management was actually ahead of the eight ball. Who knew.
It seems our business plan is "just do enough to not be too terrible".
UA went from Dr Dao and breaking guitars to a juggernaut seemingly overnight.