CEO for a day

[Ramp Rogue]

Next I would cancel all of the contracts with the companies that transfer bags from US to other airlines and vice versa. let the passengers carry their own overweight bags from one airline to the other. I guarantee that they would be very careful not to pack so much junk in their bags. If they still over packed their bags, when they got to our ticket counter we could charge them for overweight and or too many bags. Think of how much revenue that would create on a system wide daily basis.

 

[PITbull]

Next I would cancel all of the contracts with the companies that transfer bags from US to other airlines and vice versa. let the passengers carry their own overweight bags from one airline to the other. I guarantee that they would be very careful not to pack so much junk in their bags. If they still over packed their bags, when they got to our ticket counter we could charge them for overweight and or too many bags. Think of how much revenue that would create on a system wide daily basis.

Totally unrealistic.

Yes. Create more revenue to reward the execs bigger bonuses and salaries and make customers miserable. That's the ticket to success. :down:

By now, you should see this very clearly. The company could profit hundreds of millions, and this current management has no incentive to raise morale, labor wages or think long-term strategy for sustained success.

Next...

8. remember the guts of a successful business plan

Managment takes care of the employees
Employees take care of the customers
Customers take care stockholders.

😀

This couldn't be more clear and balanced business plan.

 

[JS]

So, let me get this straight:

1) pay the CEO a piddly wage with no incentive comp

2) give the employees huge raise with lots of stock options (strike price zero, right?)

3) cancel all service to HYA, ACK, HVN, ELM, BGM, SWF, HPN, ISP, LYH, ROA, AVL, FAY, GSP, FLO, AGS, GNV, EYW, EVV, TRI, XNA, HYS, DDC, GCK, AHN, GBD, MHK, SLN, SBY, HGR, BHB, RKD, AUG, PQI, PGV, EWN, OAJ, LEB, JHW, ITH, ART, MSS, OGS, JST, FKL, AOO, IPT, BFD, DUJ, LNS, HHH, SHD, LWB, BLF, BKW, PKB, MGW, and CKB.

4) ground all Dash-8's and RJ's and 737's

5) buy lots of A319/A320/A321 aircraft to fly everywhere else

6) charge four fares -- 7 day advance purchase weekday, walk-up weekday, 7 day advance purchase weekend, walk-up weekend? Or is it no restrictions but four seat inventory buckets? Can't do both; that would be too complicated.

7) cancel inter-line contracts, which logically would lead to:

8) withdraw from Star Alliance

One suggestion I haven't seen yet is to remove the First Class cabin (probably necessary with only four fares per market, not to mention simplification) and delete the frequent flyer program.

Despite no Star Alliance or codeshares or inter-lining, business travelers will love flying US so much there won't be any need for a frequent flyer program.

How about open seating? That simplifies things, but since an assigned seat is the only thing business travelers want, maybe you should keep that.

Make it so!

 

[NCFL]

Mr Parker,

Cashing in your stock options caused alot of damage.

I don't fault the guy for cashing in his options. Most senior execs in this country are paid with stock options like that (wish I were...), and it's perfectly natural to want to make a buck. Back in the day, I cashed in every single share I had of USAir stock when it hit $80 per share, and bought my wife a brand new car (albeit just a VW) with cash. Conceptually, it's no different, except that we got a Passat, and he can buy a Rolls Royce if he wants to.

 

[dc3fanatic]

So, let me get this straight:

1) pay the CEO a piddly wage with no incentive comp

2) give the employees huge raise with lots of stock options (strike price zero, right?)

3) cancel all service to HYA, ACK, HVN, ELM, BGM, SWF, HPN, ISP, LYH, ROA, AVL, FAY, GSP, FLO, AGS, GNV, EYW, EVV, TRI, XNA, HYS, DDC, GCK, AHN, GBD, MHK, SLN, SBY, HGR, BHB, RKD, AUG, PQI, PGV, EWN, OAJ, LEB, JHW, ITH, ART, MSS, OGS, JST, FKL, AOO, IPT, BFD, DUJ, LNS, HHH, SHD, LWB, BLF, BKW, PKB, MGW, and CKB.

4) ground all Dash-8's and RJ's and 737's

5) buy lots of A319/A320/A321 aircraft to fly everywhere else

6) charge four fares -- 7 day advance purchase weekday, walk-up weekday, 7 day advance purchase weekend, walk-up weekend? Or is it no restrictions but four seat inventory buckets? Can't do both; that would be too complicated.

7) cancel inter-line contracts, which logically would lead to:

8) withdraw from Star Alliance

One suggestion I haven't seen yet is to remove the First Class cabin (probably necessary with only four fares per market, not to mention simplification) and delete the frequent flyer program.

Despite no Star Alliance or codeshares or inter-lining, business travelers will love flying US so much there won't be any need for a frequent flyer program.

How about open seating? That simplifies things, but since an assigned seat is the only thing business travelers want, maybe you should keep that.

Make it so!

Hilarious.

Next...
This couldn't be more clear and balanced business plan.

customer NEVER take care of stockholders. It's not a business plan, it's a union wish list.

 

[soc-hpjester]

Doug should keep both operations seperate. The cost of combining the ops centers is not worth it due to computers, buildings, combining union contracts, etc

 

[pilot]

Were I DP I would attempt to understand the importance of the most valuable asset of this company.

The employees.

But since that is as likely to happen as a "unique corporate transaction" I won't be holding my breath.

Possibly the pilots of U will open DP's eyes. We shall see.

pilot

 

[john john]

Without a doubt, I would get rid of the Skycaps. I will never understand why they are being paid to do the same job that our ticket counter agents do. System wide, look at all of the money that would be saved by cancelling all skycap contracts. It would also open positions for some of those that are furloughed to come back to work. We would also be able to charge the customers that go specifically to the skycaps because they know they have either too many bags, or their bags are overweight. Once they have to come inside to the counter, we can charge them for excess and overweight baggage.

Actually it uses to be a customer service job way back when. This has been on the table during negotiations. The company considers it a costly option. You know outsource every thing you can Jerry

 

[PITbull]

I don't fault the guy for cashing in his options. Most senior execs in this country are paid with stock options like that (wish I were...), and it's perfectly natural to want to make a buck. Back in the day, I cashed in every single share I had of USAir stock when it hit $80 per share, and bought my wife a brand new car (albeit just a VW) with cash. Conceptually, it's no different, except that we got a Passat, and he can buy a Rolls Royce if he wants to.

The average f/as on their wage are not buying new cars with cash. Not the same as Dougie having gthe potential to buy a couple Rolls Royces "cash".

If you not an exec...you paid for the old U stock in order to cash in when it hit $80 bucks back in 1998.

Not the same when the Execs get stock options granted.

 

[PITbull]

Hilarious.
customer NEVER take care of stockholders. It's not a business plan, it's a union wish list.

THE BUSINESS PLAN IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST, SAFEST, COMPETITVE, CONVENIENT, RELIABLE SERVICE IN ORDER TO ATTRACT THE CUSTOMER!

If the customers don't fly the airline because they don't trust they will receive safe, good customer service, you can bet the stock is going to plumeth along with the shareholder value.

Did you take Econ 101?

 

[nostradamus]

I don't fault the guy for cashing in his options. Most senior execs in this country are paid with stock options like that (wish I were...), and it's perfectly natural to want to make a buck. Back in the day, I cashed in every single share I had of USAir stock when it hit $80 per share, and bought my wife a brand new car (albeit just a VW) with cash. Conceptually, it's no different, except that we got a Passat, and he can buy a Rolls Royce if he wants to.

"Cashing in your stock options caused a lot of damage. It sent two messages to employees. 1 Greed. (on my way to the bank I have to tell you cost neutrel.) No matter what you or the spin doctors say, you can not take this damage back."

You forgot to include above quote in my quote you posted. Please address damage done.

"You bet on the present, not on the employees and the future, at the very least the lower beasts of the food chain sense this."

You forgot to include above quote in my quote you posted.
Please address damage done.

"I may have made the same moves you did, but."

Above quotes will be used by business 101 clases on what not to do during negotiations.

My point, you do not understand the damage done by this to employee morale. Before you say it, if you do not like it leave does not work for morale purposes, it is akin to, do what I say or you will be shot, for a civilized society.

 

[NCFL]

The average f/as on their wage are not buying new cars with cash. Not the same as Dougie having gthe potential to buy a couple Rolls Royces "cash".

If you not an exec...you paid for the old U stock in order to cash in when it hit $80 bucks back in 1998.

Not the same when the Execs get stock options granted.

I bought the stock MYSELF and sold it MYSELF. And, yes, completely different from execs cashing in. I'm the "little guy." Still, a guy wanting to make a buck is Capitalism at its best.

 

[nostradamus]

I don't fault the guy for cashing in his options. Most senior execs in this country are paid with stock options like that (wish I were...), and it's perfectly natural to want to make a buck. Back in the day, I cashed in every single share I had of USAir stock when it hit $80 per share, and bought my wife a brand new car (albeit just a VW) with cash. Conceptually, it's no different, except that we got a Passat, and he can buy a Rolls Royce if he wants to.

Ok, let me put this in a language you will understand. You are the leader of your family. You go out and get an expensive car. Then you drive it home show it to your wife and tell your wife she has to cut costs, she will have to be cost neutral after you raised your standard of living.

Now Captain, you go up to bed and hang on to your joystick and wonder why she will not come up and help you steer it anymore.

 

[Ramp Rogue]

Combining Customer Service & the Ramp the way it used to be would be a step in the right direction. Once that is done we would be able to work in any function that we are qualified to work in. Plus we would't be forced to stay in one function for our entire career with US.

 

[700UW]

Two differant unions, two differant contracts, two differant classifications. Class and Craft.