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Originally Posted by Boomer
You're probably right. No niche vacation airline has ever had several bad years and then gone out of business. Just regionals.
And no legacy trunk airlines have gone out of business either.
We're all along for the ride together, none of us get much of a say in the direction of the airline, the only choice we have is where to port our labor. Good luck making the best decision for you and your family.
Right now I'm hearing management actually talk about reforms to the business, improving the actual operation, that pilots and frontline employees have been begging for for years. Talk is cheap, we'll learn more in May, but the tough part is going to be whether they invest what's required to make the necessary improvements. ASM shrinkage sucks, aircraft deferrals blow, but if this management can accomplish making this airline more reliable and operationally sound, it will be more sustainable going forward and narrow the advantage a large network carrier like Delta has, especially in markets like JFK and BOS.
Time will tell.