Crack the Whip...Saw!
10-21-2008 | 10:29 AM
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Crack the Whip...Saw!
Only strongest will survive among Delta regional airlines | ajc.com
This should surely generate some interesting convo.
This should surely generate some interesting convo.
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10-21-2008 | 10:41 AM
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Between Delta and Northwest’s regional carriers, Delta Connection senior vice president Don Bornhorst said, “If you add everyone up together now you have nine. I think the right answer is going to be along the lines of seven or eight.”
“A number of times, regional carriers are put in a very difficult spot,” assigned to operate out of airports plagued with air traffic congestion, for example, said Regional Airline Association president Roger Cohen. “It’s like you’re a college football team and you get scheduled against USC every week.”
10-21-2008 | 11:20 AM
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10-21-2008 | 11:34 AM
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10-21-2008 | 11:38 AM
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I wouldn't call being at the bottom of every category except Start Flight D-0 month-to-date for today excellent performance.
10-21-2008 | 12:42 PM
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There is a good chance that what you and I consider a low performer is a far cry from what management does. Meaning, they might consider the airline with the smallest profit margin the lowest performer despite it having decent on time percentages, etc. Anything that airline has that interferes with the bottom line (insert pilot payscales here) might be seen as a negative. I guess it just boils down to their priorities.
10-21-2008 | 01:08 PM
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10-21-2008 | 01:40 PM
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There is a good chance that what you and I consider a low performer is a far cry from what management does. Meaning, they might consider the airline with the smallest profit margin the lowest performer despite it having decent on time percentages, etc. Anything that airline has that interferes with the bottom line (insert pilot payscales here) might be seen as a negative. I guess it just boils down to their priorities.
