Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Brakechatter,
You are right and I was thinking the same thing, that Southwest is likely to be a problem for the Delta Connection system.
My theory is that it is cost equivalent, or maybe even cheaper, to have mainline perform their own small jet flying. Especially when all the duplicate management and certificate structures are considered. (management and certificate management arguably don't produce revenue because these back office functions do not directly serve the customer)
I'd like to see ALPA devote some economic and financial analysis muscle to the question about the financial aspects of recapturing our work.
I was just chatting with a buddy about that. I am glad that we are as big as we are. This is going to be like that critical piece in the game of jenga. It will all come tumbling down now. The shakeout has officially picked up steam--unless SWAPA messes it up.
If SWA/AAI goes as planned, it may just go a long way toward bringing some key folk toward our way of thinking with regard to scope.
It's going to be an interesting couple of months, that's for sure.
Edit: That jump to Delta is looking smarter and smarter. IMO, enormous pressure is about to rain on Skywest, Eagle, Republic, Comair, and the rest of the regional pilots