Southwest plans for DIA growth
#33
Originally Posted by BlueBall
JAM- One question. How much longer do you think that will last?
Quoting Gary Kelly WRT our upcoming section 6 negotiations...." our pilots recent industry leading pay has been factored in and is not in jeopardy".
We took a 5 year pay freeze, and lagged behind the industry average for years being the "bane of the industry". Now we are finally on top for our type, busting our collective asses, and yet there are those out there who can't wait to see us stumble. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.
#35
Originally Posted by skybolt
Mike, If SWA is a cancer, I wanna catch it. How can you look negatively upon the best paid narrow body pilots and the company that pays them that rate? I too, am a MD80 Captain, and I don't make near the wage of a SWA Captain. I say again, If SWA is a cancer, I hope I catch it.
skybolt
skybolt
Yeah, they are the highest paid but look how far the legacys have fallen. SW is the successful upstart that drove salaries down. OK OK I know, it's not just pay. The equation is complex. The legacy carriers can not cut their fixed costs overnight (or even in years). SW has an advantage in being a growing company. You want to lower your seat costs? Grow. More seats = lower costs per seat. You want to increase your costs per seat? Shrink. Shrinking to profitability has rarely worked and is very difficult. Labor is the easiest to cut, painful yes but easy.
SW will eventually be the legacy carrier and will have to compete with some snot nose upstart like Virgin. They will have to cut costs. Guess who will be the first to take the cuts? It may already be happening.
Just so I don't criticize without offering a solution. Re-regulation is some form is the answer. An airline should not be able to price their product below costs. (with lots of exceptions bla bla bla....)
#36
I have to laugh at these people who seem to think that once the fuel hedging runs out southwest will fold. Why would a company fold when they have some of the lowest ticket prices and can still post a profit. Fuel goes up, ticket prices will go up a little to offset the cost and they will still be the leader. The good news is that most on here believe southwest is the trend-setter and when they raise prices so will everyone else and then who is going to win????? The bad news everybody will feel like idiots because they did not see the simplicity of the issue.
#37
No Way
Originally Posted by preludespeeder
Fuel goes up, ticket prices will go up a little to offset the cost and they will still be the leader.
Originally Posted by preludespeeder
The bad news everybody will feel like idiots because they did not see the simplicity of the issue.
#39
Originally Posted by Punkpilot48
Wasn't indepednce air and delta song low cost swa modeled carriers too? Its sure worked out for them didn't it?
#40
Originally Posted by ryane946
A little? The largest expense at an airline tripples, and prices will only go up a little??? That would definately cause SW to fold.
This issue is extremely simple. An airlines largest expense tripples, they will need to almost double revenue. That's just not gonna happen!
This issue is extremely simple. An airlines largest expense tripples, they will need to almost double revenue. That's just not gonna happen!
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