Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
Thanks for showing up just to put words in my mouth.
NO, I am NOT saying that at all, but then again you knew that.
What I AM saying, is you show me a perennially profitable carrier, and I'll show you one that pays above industry average wages. It's not that labor subsidizes bad management, its that you can't get blood out of a turnip. And two quarters of profits doesn't turn a turnip into a pot of gold.
No.. that is EXACTLY what you said. You show a graphic of the net tangible assets of DAL and use that as a basis for quantifying the difference in payrates between DAL and SWA. There is no way to take it other than that dude. Why not show a graphic of average payrates obtained by SWAPA versus those obtained by ALPA? THAT would be interesting. Unless you are trying to get everyone to realize that SWA is not an airline, but rather a bus service that will always be profitable because as we all know they only offer one item on the menu. That I might be able to get on board with. But to say otherwise is disingenuous. I know what you are doing... start those expectations headed down before it really starts getting ugly.
Happy thanksgiving, and GO LIONS!!!!