Originally Posted by skywatch
(Post 800127)
Carrier X has higher labor costs, and it costs them $1500 to operate the flight, so Delta pays Carrier X $1500 plus $150 margin or $1650 to operate the flight. Overall, Delta loses $150 to operate that flight. Carrier Y, however, is a "bottom feeder" and Delta only has to pay their costs of $1200 plus $120 margin or a total of $1320 to operate the flight. Now Delta makes $180 to operate the flight.
It is that simple. Either make $180 or lose $120 to operate the flight is a no-brainer. That is why the "keep it in the family" argument does not work. |
Originally Posted by Captain Tony
(Post 801194)
Really? Can a non union airline go on strike?
ASA was sold to Skywest. ASA is still an ALPA pilot group. A sale will not make a WO a non-union carrier. |
Originally Posted by WAVIT Inbound
(Post 801221)
Thats not what we are hearing here at SkyWest. There is even a certain WO being named an awful lot. Not saying its true Im just saying I am hearing an awful lot about it.
And you'll probably continue to hear about it, as well as other pilot fabricated rumors. We gossip worse then moms at PTA meetings. |
Originally Posted by Captain Tony
(Post 801194)
Really? Can a non union airline go on strike?
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Originally Posted by slant alpha
(Post 801264)
OMG! OMG! No Way! Who is it!??? :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Boomer
(Post 801299)
You are trying to argue "owned vs contract", but you're using "higher pay vs bottom feeder" numbers to prove it. Are you saying contract regionals are bottom feeders and wholly-owned regionals are not?
If you need to have your lawn cut, and your brother will do it for $50 or you can pay a stranger to cut it for $20, which makes the most sense financially? If you are truly focused on getting your lawn cut for the least amount of cash, it is a no brainer. |
Originally Posted by skywatch
(Post 802116)
Nope. Sorry if I gave that impression. Just trying to illustrate why wholly owned or not, it makes fiscal sense for the Major to use the cheaper carrier. There is no "it makes more sense to use the wholly owned because the money stays in the family" argument and when people use that, it drives me crazy.
If you need to have your lawn cut, and your brother will do it for $50 or you can pay a stranger to cut it for $20, which makes the most sense financially? If you are truly focused on getting your lawn cut for the least amount of cash, it is a no brainer. |
Originally Posted by STINKY
(Post 802134)
Hey thats $50 bucks that your brother gonna buy beer with for you to drink. Thats the no brainer
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Originally Posted by skywatch
(Post 802116)
Nope. Sorry if I gave that impression. Just trying to illustrate why wholly owned or not, it makes fiscal sense for the Major to use the cheaper carrier. There is no "it makes more sense to use the wholly owned because the money stays in the family" argument and when people use that, it drives me crazy.
If you need to have your lawn cut, and your brother will do it for $50 or you can pay a stranger to cut it for $20, which makes the most sense financially? If you are truly focused on getting your lawn cut for the least amount of cash, it is a no brainer. That 10% margin has to go somewhere. |
Originally Posted by skywatch
(Post 800127)
Lots and lots of misinformation on how the agreements with the regionals work. Here are the facts.
All of the regionals (WO and contract) work under a cost plus arrangement. They get reimbursed for the costs of operating the flight, plus a set margin, assuming they hit the pre-determined performance targets. Period. As long as regional airline X hits the completion/A14 numbers, regional X makes money. Period. Compass does not show porfits or losses as a company. We only show up as a line on delta's finacial reports. |
Originally Posted by makersmarc
(Post 802151)
Not to drive you crazy, but exactly how are the profits of the W/O carriers dispersed?
That 10% margin has to go somewhere. Net of expenses, that revenue is profit. Same as any other revenue the Company generates. Budgets are nice, but in this business, it's hard to keep a budget. I recall Continental's VP of Engineering was in trouble because their "unscheduled engine removal costs" were over budget. Of course, by definition, "unscheduled" is unscheduled. As a result they had a little bow wave of FOD'd out engines they were pushing forward into future fiscal years to make Gordon Bethune happy that their unscheduled emergency engine failures were budgeted to the penny. It just goes to show how silly a budget can be when a DC-10 is parked because it's fodded out engine isn't budgeted to break until next year. As far as the money goes the division between our divisions is more in our mind than real. Comair's strike helped pull Delta into bankruptcy while Delta's bankruptcy pulled Comair in also. |
Bar, Maybe you can confirm,
Im pretty sure compass is unquie in the way delta deals with us. I believe comair is still payed on a fee for departure basis and shows a profit or loss. They have a profit sharing program that varies quarter to quarter. Comair has outside revenue sources. They had a very productive ground handling service that was spun off into Regional Elite. They were contracted out to united express in many markets. The maint division also had outside work that brought money in. They preformed engine inspections and maint for Jazz and a few other operators. Compass is very different. The airline is bare bones. In fact most of our HR functions are run by delta. Almost as though just another department of delta with a budget. |
Originally Posted by makersmarc
(Post 802151)
Not to drive you crazy, but exactly how are the profits of the W/O carriers dispersed?
That 10% margin has to go somewhere. Assume Compass operates one leg for Delta that earns $1000 in ticket revenue. Assume Compass operates under cost plus 10%. Assume it costs Compass $1200 to operate the flight. Compass gets $1320 for the flight - they made $120 (guaranteed 10%). On Compass books they show a profit of $120. There is your 10% Margin. Great, right? Not so fast. On Delta's books for the Compass flight, they show $1000 of revenue for the flight on $1320 of expense. They lost $320 on the Delta books for a flight that Compass shows they made $120 for. Net loss to the overall Delta Corporatation - $200. Simple enough? |
Originally Posted by RiddleEagle18
(Post 802161)
Not entirely true. Compass is given a budget at the beggining of the year and expected to operate at or under it. No fee for departure.
Compass does not show porfits or losses as a company. We only show up as a line on delta's finacial reports. |
These are all sort of true. The actual fee for departure agreements are closely guarded secrets. (redacted)
It was apparent based on the differences in these agreements that there was no standard boilerplate contract language employed, even amongst carriers working for the same major. Also, it was apparent these deals are hotly competitive. What I saw would be years out of date now. Still, I doubt any one posting on a web board has any inkling of how these agreements actually work. The agreements I saw had all sorts of reimbursements, bonus money, pass through costs and allocations of liabilities. My impression is that ACMI contracts were probably where these F4D contracts probably originated in form. |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 802754)
Still, I doubt any one posting on a web board has any inkling of how these agreements actually work. The agreements I saw had all sorts of reimbursements, bonus money, pass through costs and allocations of liabilities. My impression is that ACMI contracts were probably where these F4D contracts probably originated in form.
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