WorldTraveler said:
better yet, tell us where AA has increased its share of the LAX local market and revenue base aside from what it gained in the merger.
LAX-ATL beginning on March 5
WorldTraveler said:
and how AA will fare in the Open Skies environment with Mexico when AM is as aggressive in making sure it retains and grows its share as AA is in continuing to throw new capacity into the market.
Brazil is a great example of how it didn't work out for AA's aggressive Latin American expansion and AA's Latin RASM is now down double digit percentages in part because of it.
How will DL fare in the open skies market with Mexico when DL is all but an afterthought in the U.S. southwest?
ORD-LHR is just 1 great example of how things didn't work out for DL in its aggressive LHR expansion.
And speaking of competitive challenges, pray tell how mighty DL will address each of these issues:
1) the devaluation of the Euro?
2) the devaluation of the Yen?
3) the deteriorating relationship with skyteam alliance partners (such as KE) and codeshare partner (AS)?
4) being the #4 carrier in the U.S. southwest, including being #3 in N. Texas, how will DL survive?
5) how long will other parts of DL's network continue to subsidize the low fares it is offering (~35% below AA) in the JFK-transcon market?
6) How will DL address the competitive pressure it faces from LCCs such as B6 at JFK and WN in ATL? Which hub will it shut down next now that CVG and MEM have been destroyed?
7) With the economy of MI and DTW still n the dumpster, the pressure must surely on for DL to make the hub more profitable as the local traffic must suck judging by the # of RJs seen operating there (specifically on the A concourse, not just B and C).
8) How will DL address the monumental failure of its fuel hedging program as well as the Trainer debacle?
9) With the possibility of unions coming on the property, how will DL be able to cope with the inevitable increase in labor costs as well as the labor unrest?
10) With no viable Latin America gateway and a token presence compared to AA and even UA, what strategy does DL have so that it does not remain the #3 out of 3 U.S. legacy carriers in the region and even worse, not be surpassed by LCCs?
Have you had enough or do you want me to continue?