Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2880 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 years 4 months 18 hours ago) and read 3423 times:
Just has an email from Bruce Lakefield! Thanking me for continuing to support US Airways through this very difficult period and they have completed all their nesscessary labour cost reductions and can now look forward!
Email goes on about how they plan to exit Chapter 11 by end of June and their future strategy.
Also offering some very good bonus dividend miles which may be worth taking up!
"Dear GILES DAVIES:
Dividend Miles #: XXXXXXX
There have been some significant accomplishments and a great deal of positive news about US Airways recently. As a valued customer, I want to take a moment to update you on our progress towards transforming our airline. Additionally, I want to thank you for continuing to support us over the past few months.
US Airways has met every milestone in its efforts to restructure. With our last remaining labor agreements completed on Friday, we now have finalized the negotiation and ratification process with all of our workgroups. Additionally, our recent agreement with the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB) allows us to continue to use our cash.
What this means for customers like you is that US Airways has adequate resources and labor support to transform the airline in the many ways we have been talking about over the past year. We plan to emerge from Chapter 11 by the end of June.
One of the positive ways we are changing is the introduction of a number of new business and leisure routes. We are expanding operations at Charlotte, adding new routes from Reagan Washington National Airport, changing our scheduling practices at Philadelphia to improve reliability, adding new destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America and introducing service to Barcelona and Venice in May. Also, we continue to invest and add features on usairways.com to make finding low fares even easier.
The support and sacrifices of our employees reflects their desire to make US Airways a successful and competitive airline that offers you value, great service, and better travel options. Ultimately, all our efforts to transform are about better serving your travel needs.
The employees of US Airways have been through their share of challenges as the airline industry continues to change. But, we believe the most difficult days are behind us.
As a thank you for continuing to support us, we are pleased to offer you a special bonus for tickets purchased between now and Jan. 30, 2005. You will receive 40,000 bonus miles for flying Envoy Class, 10,000 bonus miles for flying to the Caribbean or Latin America and double miles on all other travel between now and Dec. 31, 2005. To register and for further details, click here.
We are focused on the clear skies ahead, and look forward to seeing you onboard a US Airways flight very soon.
Indy From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 4368 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 15 hours ago) and read 3187 times:
They can plan to exit from bankruptcy all they want but without about a quarter of a billion dollar investment into the company by someone they are just about finished.
PHLapproach From Philippines, joined Mar 2004, 1181 posts, RR: 22 Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 11 hours ago) and read 2984 times:
The letter can also be seen on thier homepage, I do agree they need to give it up. You know they will never become profitable, just think about it, they are wasting money. They need to do something about the fleet, you can't restructure without reorganizing the fleet. They won't get anywhere if they don't do something about the amount of aircraft they are operating.
Aaflt1871 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2333 posts, RR: 16 Reply 6, posted (8 years 4 months 3 hours ago) and read 2766 times:
What I find to be amazing is that US has gone into bankruptcy twice now, and assuming they make it out in June, UA is still under their first Bankruptcy. If US can get their house in order twice now, what is UA's problem
OYRJA From Denmark, joined Feb 2007, 77 posts, RR: 16 Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2672 times:
This is really good news if its true. But Falcon84 hits the nail on the head.
They will never be able to get out of this unless they really change their strategy more then they have done now.
ORD2PHL From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 310 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2658 times:
If US can get their house in order twice now, what is UA's problem
If their house was so in order, they shouldn't of had to file a second time.
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3996 posts, RR: 23 Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 2623 times:
US Airways still has to file their POR and that must be approved by the court. Once that is done then they can plan on an emergence from bankrupcty. Q1 and Q2 numbers will be interesting to see on just how much the $1.1 billion in labor savings will help.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
LV From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 1809 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2127 times:
Gee, expanding CLT, improving PHL for reliability (aka, reducing flights).....sounds like PR spin for WN is killing our yields in Philly
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3996 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2096 times:
Yeaaaaaaaaah. No go ahead...keep a ton of flights in a delay prone airport. I just love how comments are made that don't use any common sense.
I think some people tend to forget that there were LCCs before Southwest showed up...AirTran, America West, and ATA. So out of the cities Southwest serves nonstop you have to take into account what cities already had service...
MHT, PVD, BDL...are out thanks to AirTran to BOS. MDW is out thanks to ATA already being in that market before. LAS and PHX are out thanks to America West. Then MCO, TPA, PBI, and FLL are also gone thanks to AirTran service.
So you have SLC, OAK, LAX, SAN, HOU, MSY, and JAX. Hmm...funny thing - all these cities are offered on connecting service by the existing LCCs. So in reality...US Airways also has experienced the hit to the yeilds and Southwest really isn't doing anything more than just bringing more people to the airport.
The key figure I want to see now is what the new CASM number is - sounds like its going to be quite low.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12559 posts, RR: 64 Reply 14, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2027 times:
I think some people tend to forget that there were LCCs before Southwest showed up...AirTran, America West, and ATA
History disagrees with you, since Southwest has been in business longer than any of the other carriers you mention.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem - government IS the problem." - Ronald Reagan
Ouboy79 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3996 posts, RR: 23 Reply 15, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1988 times:
Really. I never knew that. Funny though...i think I was talking about in relation to serving PHL...not completely. Alas...I keep forgetting that sometimes you have to spell things out extremely clear for people to understand.
Any opinion/comment posted is that of my own and not that of Southwest Airlines Co.
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7253 posts, RR: 25 Reply 16, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1858 times:
I think some people tend to forget that there were LCCs before Southwest showed up...AirTran, America West, and ATA
History disagrees with you, since Southwest has been in business longer than any of the other carriers you mention.
EA CO AS,
I do believe that Ouboy79 was referring to the available airline flights out of PHL only. However, with the recent code-share arrangement between WN and TZ for flights to/from MDW; TZ has since pulled out of PHL.
I've said this before and I'll say it again, TZ should've offered some PHL-IND flights. It's not like they weren't aware of WN coming to PHL.
"TransEastern! You'll feel like you've never left the ground because we treat you like dirt!" SNL Parady ad circa 1981
ATLhomeCMH From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 770 posts, RR: 4 Reply 17, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1733 times:
I personally don't think US will survive 2005 (I hope they will, though), but can anyone give a solid enough argument to encourage people to start flying US again, given this recent bankruptcy-exit news?
I'm not talking about the pathetic and tired, "Fly US because their employees need your business!" argument, but an argument that says, based on FACT and not emotion or brand loyalty, "Here's A, B, and C why they will emerge from bankruptcy by June, thus making it safe to arrange long-term travel plans on them."
"The most terrifying words in the Engligh language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"-Ronald Reagan
Supa7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1653 times:
ATL, generally people choose airlines by necessity. US is either the cheapest or the fastest option for many trips. They seem to be staking their future on an excellent route structure, much like CO.
Midway2airtran From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 864 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (8 years 3 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1484 times:
I got the Email from Lakefield too, so I now feel like a "insider"..lol.
They've got a plan, and have the chance to implement through June if they keep the cash balance required to keep the ATSB loan at the same time.
Changes have been made, new management put in, and bookings appear to be up from what US has released so far. To add to that, the true effects of the cost-cutting has not been published or probably even realized. We'll see what happens. Just please make it the last chance!!
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