Oh gawd

Derg said:
The “IRregardless” was intentional.
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Oh, since I have your attention, I finally put your sticker in the mail! LOL! It’s been sitting in my EFB bag for few weeks, sooooreee!
 
Derg said:
Oh, since I have your attention, I finally put your sticker in the mail! LOL! It’s been sitting in my EFB bag for few weeks, sooooreee!
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Satisfactory, it’ll go on the lesbian hatchback next to Snoopy the Red Baron.

Though I decided to go to Starfleet instead. ;)
 
Crop Duster said:
It would be really conducive to the future of humanity if viruses selected for stupid.

Sadly for ALL of us, they don't.

But that's the beauty and horror of viruses, they don't select for shirt. So we ALL get what the galatically stupid deserve. It's a lot like democracy, except viruses are much more democratic...and honest.
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This is why I support the anti-vaxx movement....
 
So I've been thinking about the differences in the industry over the last few days from 2003 when SARS hit. I was sleeping in a hole in the ground at this time in 2003 so please forgive me that all of my knowledge is book knowledge rather than street knowledge, but here goes. When industry leadership invoked Force Majeur in 2003 over SARS (was it SARS that really pushed the industry into Force Majeur territory?): SARS hit full force in the same month as the invasion of Iraq (March), 9/11 was just 18 months past, DHS was still growing profusely and demanding new taxes on top of ticket prices, the price of oil was climbing like crazy, LCCs were devouring legacy lunches with no end in sight causing extremely irrational behavior. 767s were flying 5 times a day between JAX and ATL. 777s doing the same TUL-DFW. Cats were sleeping with dogs. David Neeleman and Herb Kelleher were laughing maniacally.

Bailouts, bankruptcies, mergers, ancillary fees, big data, that weird era of Ted and Song being shot in the head, rigorous capacity discipline/route management, bankruptcy contracts (which are still echoing through labor groups), and management pulling their heads out of their arses have led to major airlines that are punching above their weight earning record profits which are very resilient.

I personally think that the entire public at large is acting extremely irrationally (toilet paper party at @NovemberEcho 's house). "People" will get very tired of their isolation olympics by about late April. Business will be nearly back to normal by early June. Does anybody else (besides management in contract negotiations) believe otherwise?
 
Flyinthrew said:
So I've been thinking about the differences in the industry over the last few days from 2003 when SARS hit. I was sleeping in a hole in the ground at this time in 2003 so please forgive me that all of my knowledge is book knowledge rather than street knowledge, but here goes. When industry leadership invoked Force Majeur in 2003 over SARS (was it SARS that really pushed the industry into Force Majeur territory?): SARS hit full force in the same month as the invasion of Iraq (March), 9/11 was just 18 months past, DHS was still growing profusely and demanding new taxes on top of ticket prices, the price of oil was climbing like crazy, LCCs were devouring legacy lunches with no end in sight causing extremely irrational behavior. 767s were flying 5 times a day between JAX and ATL. 777s doing the same TUL-DFW. Cats were sleeping with dogs. David Neeleman and Herb Kelleher were laughing maniacally.

Bailouts, bankruptcies, mergers, ancillary fees, big data, that weird era of Ted and Song being shot in the head, rigorous capacity discipline/route management, bankruptcy contracts (which are still echoing through labor groups), and management pulling their heads out of their arses have led to major airlines that are punching above their weight earning record profits which are very resilient.

I personally think that the entire public at large is acting extremely irrationally (toilet paper party at @NovemberEcho 's house). "People" will get very tired of their isolation olympics by about late April. Business will be nearly back to normal by early June. Does anybody else (besides management in contract negotiations) believe otherwise?
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We certainly in a better starting position that with SARS or 9-11. Airlines are much more healthy. However, I think this has a much larger reach than SARS. The answer is, no one knows. I think the virus is already beyond contained and many more people have it than we know. Unless youre a severe or obvious case you wont be tested. I think the cliff could be so steep here that it does create major issues for airlines. The way the "banned non-essential travel" has itself spread virally is different than before thanks for social media and 24/7 news. Once one corporation does, all the others have to follow now or they are looked at as reckless. There are less unstable airline today than there were then. A couple airlines I can think of now that would be vulernable to a few months of huge drop-off, but for the most part I think airlines can weather the storm for a couple of months. I think there def could be furloughs however but as long as retirement age doesnt change, major airlines can simply chose not to hire vs furlough and get a workforce reduction effectively. Containment is good for hosipitals because it meters the amount of patients, but its kinda bad for us because it drags this thing out for a longer time. Once this really gets out and the containment illusion is over, it may start the trend towards normalcy. In summary, we're all F'd.
 
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Flyinthrew said:
So I've been thinking about the differences in the industry over the last few days from 2003 when SARS hit. I was sleeping in a hole in the ground at this time in 2003 so please forgive me that all of my knowledge is book knowledge rather than street knowledge, but here goes. When industry leadership invoked Force Majeur in 2003 over SARS (was it SARS that really pushed the industry into Force Majeur territory?): SARS hit full force in the same month as the invasion of Iraq (March), 9/11 was just 18 months past, DHS was still growing profusely and demanding new taxes on top of ticket prices, the price of oil was climbing like crazy, LCCs were devouring legacy lunches with no end in sight causing extremely irrational behavior. 767s were flying 5 times a day between JAX and ATL. 777s doing the same TUL-DFW. Cats were sleeping with dogs. David Neeleman and Herb Kelleher were laughing maniacally.

Bailouts, bankruptcies, mergers, ancillary fees, big data, that weird era of Ted and Song being shot in the head, rigorous capacity discipline/route management, bankruptcy contracts (which are still echoing through labor groups), and management pulling their heads out of their arses have led to major airlines that are punching above their weight earning record profits which are very resilient.

I personally think that the entire public at large is acting extremely irrationally (toilet paper party at @NovemberEcho 's house). "People" will get very tired of their isolation olympics by about late April. Business will be nearly back to normal by early June. Does anybody else (besides management in contract negotiations) believe otherwise?
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The virus isn’t the issue. The issue is that the virus was the excuse for a huge sell off on Wall Street and a turn in consumer sentiment. We are long overdue for an economic downturn. It’s here.
 
Alright what happened, what did I miss? :)


Delta, Oscar, Golf............. so Delta’s CEO and United’s Oscar Munoz went to Golf. That can only mean one thing. Delta and United are merging! ;)
 
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