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JoeyMeatballs 11-29-2006 08:29 AM

Actually the Airlines biggest cost is the enormus amounts they pay their CEO's to run the industry into the ground

mccube5 11-29-2006 09:05 AM


Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 86190)
Actually the Airlines biggest cost is the enormus amounts they pay their CEO's to run the industry into the ground

HAHA!! nice one, AMEN to that...

YoYoMa16 11-29-2006 10:36 AM

maybe you just catch some on a bad day....crappy schedule, no chance of the capt making his flight home that night, etc...

YoYoMa16 11-29-2006 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 86167)
I can understand that, but I or my fellow regional guys have nothing to do with that, thats the Beancounters fault

same reason you shouldnt blame gojets pilots

SlingAir 11-29-2006 10:52 AM


Originally Posted by HotMamaPilot (Post 86175)
Do the math.....labor costs are the biggest factors with airlines.

Yeah so have the CEO, CFO, CDO and whoever else is making 200K+ take a pay cut. OH wait .... no instead lets screw the pilots and give our management a nice 150K bonus.... (see AMR):mad:

Foxcow 11-29-2006 11:19 AM


Originally Posted by SlingAir (Post 86227)
Yeah so have the CEO, CFO, CDO and whoever else is making 200K+ take a pay cut. OH wait .... no instead lets screw the pilots and give our management a nice 150K bonus.... (see AMR):mad:




And Delta.

SlingAir 11-29-2006 11:39 AM


Originally Posted by Foxcow (Post 86234)
And Delta.

Very true..... may we never forget

HotMamaPilot 11-29-2006 12:59 PM


Originally Posted by SlingAir (Post 86227)
Yeah so have the CEO, CFO, CDO and whoever else is making 200K+ take a pay cut. OH wait .... no instead lets screw the pilots and give our management a nice 150K bonus.... (see AMR):mad:

Hey now; it's Christmas! Let's not discuss taking away anyones bonus:D

320ToBearz 11-29-2006 03:10 PM


Originally Posted by MikeB525 (Post 86188)
I heard that fuel, not labor, is now an airline's biggest cost.

not quite.

from AMR's 2005 Annual Report.

Wages, Salaries, Benefits - $6,755
Fuel - $5,615

cjdriver 11-29-2006 03:17 PM


Originally Posted by 320ToBearz (Post 86317)
not quite.

from AMR's 2005 Annual Report.

Wages, Salaries, Benefits - $6,755
Fuel - $5,615

Fuel costs are out of their control, labor costs aren't.


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