[Rhodes22-list] Airlines

[JbTek]

So why doesn't anyone learn anything from SWA?
Maybe the big "O" should bring on there managers for advice, not stupid
politions that have never run a business.
Jb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Airlines


> Slim,
>
> They should sweat SWA.  Wherever they go they eventually dominate the
> market.  What most people don't know about SWA is that they pre-date
> the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (they started the same year as
> FedEx - 1973), SWA is almost 100% union, and they pay the highest
> wages in most positions.  The difference is (and this difference is
> HUGE) that they are the most productive airline flying.  They only fly
> one type of airplane, they don't try to be all things to all
> customers, and they only fly profitable route segments.
>
> SWA coming to town is great news if you are a consumer and not so
> great news if you are a competitor.
>
> Brad
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > Nobody here at NWA headquarters seems to be sweating the merger w/Delta
as
> > much as sweating the arrival of Southwest here at MSP.  Everybody has to
> > slash their fares to match SWA.  Ex:  $69.00 one-way to Chicago.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> There's some neat shots in this video -
> >>
> >> http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQ2TEQhoy8
> >>
> >> Cheer up boys and girls, at least you're still flying and collecting a
> >> paycheck under the Delta banner!  NorthWest used to be known as the
> >> Cobra airline, they'll strike at anything.  A lot of my friends from
> >> the early days went to work there and had a pretty good ride for the
> >> most part. And look at the bright side of things, NorthWest
> >> consistently won the award for the ugliest paint jobs.
> >>
> >> Brad
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