Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Yes really. Our upper management is moving like a small company in my opinion. Very light and nimble. Doing deals such as JFK terminals and debt buydowns, and attempting things like the slot swap. Very fast stuff and I know our competitors must be feeling a little off balance - a very good thing.
Our flight ops management is a different story. Far too slow to perform even minor changes - in my opinion. I think they need to mirror the speed of execution shown by upper corporate management. It would be good for all of us.
I don't care if you think that opinion is rookie.
Carl
I agree with that assessment on the whole, just remember that flt. ops has to get everything it tries to change reviewed and eventually stamped "approved for use" by the FAA, then the book/manual/paperwork we want to use has to be reviewed and approved for use.....then the training footprint has to be reviewed and approved for use.....then the implementation schedule has to be reviewed and approved for use...
FAA: A notoriously slow organization doing everything in excruciatingly slow with massive and unnecessary redundancy, taking 40-50 years to catch up with the current situation.....(rest rules anyone?)