Originally Posted by
Snakecharma
One of the big problems with his strategy is the way it was implemented.
“We need a330’s and we need them now”. There is a term used in virgin called JWIN. John wants it now...
he hated the old paint scheme, so he demanded that the aircraft be painted quickly, well before they were due,
he hated the uniforms so they they had to go quickly (can’t say I blame him on that one)
He hated the embraer so that fleet had to go
he wanted to take QF on in the regional market so they had to get a kazillion ATR’s at over inflated prices, and then buy Skywest at an over inflated price, then buy a couple of F100’s off Alliance at an over inflated price.
he hated the res system so it had to go
see a theme appearing? A more managed implementation of the plan would have achieved the gains he wanted without wasting hundreds of millions of dollars
True, and what was the result... very little of SkyWest left, Alliance operating flights on VA routes on their behalf which VA had the aircraft to operate but chose not to... a pathetic paint scheme by a designer who more than once has sat back and let it be said he designed the original 1984 QF livery which he had nothing to do with, who’s design for VA raised eyebrows at VS and who’s Woolworths design was almost the same as Apple’s logo and attracted Apple's lawyers when it looked like Woollies were planning a line of discounted computers.
SABRE is a piece of crap so hating the reservations system is one thing but replacing it with the most pathetic of the alternatives doesn’t make it worthwhile... what else, oh yes, letting pilots go at TT before you have new aircraft on the AOC and employing pilots for those aircraft who then sit around being paid while you have two or was it three attempts to get the AOC variation... don’t mention DPS...
There’s just so much the theme is clearly ‘incompetence’... also born out by good people who always seem to disappear while imbeciles get promoted... not just JWIN but people being scared of saying no to this person who really appears to have risen well above their level of competence.