Originally Posted by
Bond
A little history lesson for you, Eastern and Continental in the 80's...what's not good for the pilots certainly didn't prove to be good for the company long term. Short term profit scams at the expence of the labor groups will take their toll on the company further down the line.
BTW, where were you the other day at the rally? A few of us from Houston were looking forward to introducing you to the Midwest guys.
I agree that in the case you mentioned it didn't turn out well. I also agree that this isn't good for either pilot group. The two are different animals. BB is simply trying to keep his aircraft flying and I don't blame him for the trying to do so. I wish like no other that this situation wasn't happening and I'll never change that opinion. As far as the Midwest rally goes I wanted to be there and planned on it however my schedule changed and I was sitting in a hotel with an early show the next morning. Stop acting as if I'm pushing for them to lose their jobs. I've never stated that and I've never pushed for that. I know it and those that read here know it as well. You should see it as that as well and if you don't then fine but those are big accusations to make with no backing. I've said I don't support it and that's important. You show me where I did then we'll talk. I have no problem owning up to what I believe in. I don't need you putting a spin on my words because you don't understand where I'm coming from. I don't know how many times I need to say I'm against this move for you to understand I'm against this move. You're making it a blindsided argument that because I think BB is a good CEO that I support this deal. That it's either all or none. I don't feel that way. I look at his financial decisions and he appears to know what he's doing. From getting the 170s on property and the gates associated with them, positioning himself with Frontier for future business or assets, constant expansion of the company through past years, increased market share, increased balance sheet, etc. He continues to bring in a profit every quarter even with the industry the way it is. His performance speaks for himself.
I'm not a Yankees fan by any means either but they're still a good ball club. Doesn't mean I support them just means their 26 world series wins speak for themselves and I acknowledge that. You'd say "You support the yankees you said they were good". Not one and the same. Astros for the win.
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