Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
Pilots plan to protest today on outsourcing | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
I find this comment interesting. He made the same comments about the pre-merged Continental. However, as Jeff pointed out earlier this year, from 2000-2009, CAL lost $1 billion. That's $1 billion OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD while solely having a max of 50-seat small-jets. Now, no loss of money is a good thing I admit. However, if you compare that to the other legacy carriers, CAL lost the least amount of money over that same period while those other carriers HAD 70-seat small jets. CAL was considered to be in good shape financially (this is not a CAL vs. UAL statement and is not aimed at UAL guys related to anything to do with JCBA or SLI).
So Jeff, I ask you, how exactly is the combined company at a competitive disadvantage FINANCIALLY because CAL has a scope clause that limits you to 50-seat jets for the feeders? CAL seemed to do OK before this merger with just 50-seaters.
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Is this $1B a Loss in Potential sales?? Or is this just a paper loss like writing off "Goodwill"?? I've heard this comment recently again by Managment but they can't actually produce any hard document that confirms any such number. It's kind of like calling sime one a "Bigot" or a "Queer". How are they going to PROVE they're not?? Some of these Nebulous statements made recently need to show some PROOF of Authenticity. I think they're designed to get the pilots all riled up in preparation for running a "scam" them at the bargaining table, using Outsourcing as a "red herring" to gain something ELSE they value MORE.
I've said it before. You guys aren't playng cards with Dummies. You need to be as smart and as "cunning" as the "Assassins" you're siting across from. Good Luck!