Originally Posted by
Bond
Apples to oranges in this case. SWA is simply being competitive and moving THEIR aircraft and THEIR pilots into a new market, any airline can do that at any time. No matter how many spins you put on it, at the end of the day the Midwest deal is cancerous for the whole industry. If it goes through it could set a precedent for future deals with other major partners where a regional airline DIRECTLY replaces employees and equipment.
You guys simply don't equate the fact that short term profit deals at the expense of labor groups have never worked long term. In that BB is no different than Lorenzo...trying to make a dime at the expense of another pilot group. I never saw Bethune or Herb for that matter conduct such shady deals to keep the airline profitable. If you don't thnk this deal will eventually back fire and affect everyone at both companies and industry wide, you're not seeing things for what they really are.
So I knew a lady who drove a huge SUV, then gas prices went to 4.29 a gallon. After a few weeks of paying those prices, she traded in her SUV for a Hyundai Sonata. As i see it, Midwest had a SUV and they were hemoraging cash. They needed an IMMEDIATE change. They couldnt afford to buy a more cost effective aircraft and shut down half of their operation while the pilot group and the MX got aquainted with the 170. (No one ever brings up the fact that this is a temporary gig for RAH as it stands right now) And so they got rid of the SUV and decided to take the bus for a year until they could afford the Hyundai. Turns out, RAH had a bus line that rode right by the house, and guess what, the bus driver (BB) decided to loan YX a down payment for the future purchase of the Hyundai. Just what would have been a better alternative for YX? There are never any solutions tossed around on this board. Just ridicule. What does a cashed strapped airline do to save money? Raise prices? cut labor cost? Go A La Carte? Lease cheaper airplanes? cross your fingers and pray for fuel prices to go down? Solutions people. What are the solutions.
one last thing...This isnt a short term profit anything...this is a gamble taken by BB in hopes that YX doesnt go belly up. Because if they do, chances are RAH loses all of their investment.