Bob,
NO PROFIT = NEW MANAGEMENT
That's what happens, and the "gang" up there knows it. That is why they are cutting like crazy and downsizing us to profitability...to keep their own jobs.
Anwser this? Why doesn't MANAGEMENT do some "cross utililzation" of personnel. Any reason why a corporation that is decreasing faster than a race horse, needs the same 29 Vice Presidents from last year? More now than after Jan. of 2002. How about this new title..."Manger of restructuring agreements". Ever heard of that? Yea, us neither, but we got them. How about this...Vice President of Inflight, Director of Inflight, Manager of Inflight Base Operations, Base Mangers, Supervisors, then you have the Managers of the restructuring agreements. That's just one department. How about this...PHL has a "Domestic Base Manager, and then they have a Base Manager. What's that about? PIT had 2,800 f/as in 2001, with only 1 base manager and only 1 Senior Director of the entire Inflight Department. No VP then. Hadn't had a VP in Inflight for 7 years previous to that.
Can you explain it? Naaah, me neither. But hey, like you say, these damn contracts just did U in. Hell, still these contracts are too much; we still can't make a profit to save these damn mangement fellows. Gee, soon I will be filing USAirways as a "dependent" on my tax returns.
Check that one out. Maybe management will pm you with the facts if you trust them.