United’s Houston to Aspen Route: A Middle Finger to Its Pilots – BNET Headwinds
Man, these BNET guys really like to make those headlines pop. But, well, it’s accurate (especially since I said it in the text). This is not going to help pilot negotiations.
Virgin America Loses Money — Again — When It Should Have Profited – BNET Headwinds
Q2 numbers are out and Virgin America lost money once again. It didn’t lose much, but these are the best possible conditions around for making money.
Southwest Flight Attendants Agree to Fly Larger Planes — Now For the Pilots – BNET Headwinds
Looks like I was wrong. The flight attendants have come to agreement on flying the 737-800. But the pilots are still not settled.
United Agrees to Keep Cleveland Hub, But the Deal Has No Teeth – BNET Headwinds
United agrees to keep a hub in Cleveland, but I call political shenanigans.
Why Delta Is Banking on Cargo To Amp Up Profits – BNET Headwinds
Another story from my visit to Delta. This time, it’s all about cargo.
United Air Kiosks, Logos Will Signal Merger’s Progress – Bloomberg
I was asked when I would start using a single brand in the United/Continental merger.
4 comments on “Cranky on the Web (September 13-17)”
So where does the $15ish million loss from VX come from? It’s not in the press release (though I’m not surprised they buried the lead).
I know, weird, right? In an email that was sent out, they included more robust financial tables than they put in the press release, so that’s where it came from.
I don’t care what anyone says. Virgin is a great product, BUT they NEED to find a way of making money at it. Burning through your investors cash is still not great. Unless they strive to be a great airline AND non-profit organization they are in serious trouble. Just my view.
Cranky (I’m a bit slow). Are you saying that they actually lost 15 million or only half a million this quarter?
Come on VA lets do it. You can survive!
Operating loss was $430,000. Net loss was north of $15 million.