PitBull,
I could not agree with you more. The employees too are interested and focused on profitability. And yes, the executives do get bonuses. Al Crellin gets a bonus if the airline runs on time and passenger complaints are few and PWOBs are below .003. What is interesting is that if the company does not fair well on the profitability side, he will still get a mjority of his bonus. Yes, I too would have loved getting the perks he is getting and my bonus, which I never got, was based on airline performance, but the company had to make money first. Sometimes things do not seem fair, but heck, that''s life. Al''s risk factor(s) were probably ten-fold to mine. He could have one bad day and Siegel could say your outta here. But, that most likley would have not happen to me.
Another thing, WN''s labor cost is as high if not higher than US, but their work rules make up a huge difference. WN''s employees often seemed to be brain washed and would have given their first born when Herb was calling the shots. But thing again, I would trade 2 WN agents for just 1 US agent any day. Sorry WN, but that has been my experience.
Good luck PitBull, may US reign again someday.