Bwaaa, don't assume flying is my only job either. I run a couple of other businesses. I have no respect for You!

 

Aren't you violating your parole by starting that business up again?

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The problem facing United is that margins have been dropping for the past few years. Airlines stocks have been performing well because investors believed everyone would reduce capacity growth. But the other day, United just created a more margin pressure by announcing more capacity growth. The big markets are oversaturated with mainline and LCCs already! United wants to significantly expand the regional cities, but where does United think the regional pilots coming from? That plan might be in limbo unless United starts raising RJ pay by 50%.

Can United really compete longer term with the LCCs? LCCs don't have to pay for the highly unprofitable regional jet routes like mainline. United is not structured to be a LCC. United is heavily exposed to international and it's not as profitable compared to domestic. Norwegian and other European LCCs pose a major threat to international profitability. As I was reading through the United investor presentation, they have 90 aircraft to park (return to the lessor) in an economic downturn. But what about the financial obligations on the other 630 jets? United has ****ed off investors with their growth plans. It's going kill margins, but good for customers that don't want to pay more than 100 dollars for a ticket. Can United execute? I don't think so.

 

United just made $3.5B in pre-tax profits. We also have 52 planes being delivered in 2018-2019. From where I sit things look pretty good.

The only problem I see is too much RJ flying that we should be doing in house, and not with express carriers.

 

No, the vision is to expand it. Start hitting under served, or absent service communities. The antithesis of “shrink to profitability” is what’s visionary around here.

I’m not advocating scope relief, but I am saying I applaud what he’s trying to do. Just bring those hulls (back) to mainline, then he can have all of them he wants.

 

They need to bring XJT pilots over to the UAL seniority list too. If not, they will go to the LCCs.

 

If United wants to really compete, the company should be looking to cut out layers of redundancy within it's managerial ranks. There's like 2 or sometimes 3 people that do redundant jobs. They should get a consulting company to come in and look at how their office, administrative, managerial, and support staff operate and look to gain efficiencies there. The front-line workers at the airports and in the jets are running things pretty tight. Behind the scenes....not so much.

 

Im sure we will hire the best Xjt pilots. Spirit can take the rejects like you skyw 😉

 

Who's gonna fly those 52 planes? #NOT ENOUGH COPILOTS!

 

It’s a symbiotic relationship, really. RJs boost mainline profitability and competitiveness(if used correctly), but paying us RJ pilots UA rates means even more money lost flying the small airplanes, potentially negating the boost in profitability.