We are in a period of transition. The Days of the Six figure salaries for 50 hrs a Month as a Captain are slowly evaporating. The advent of the 1st low cost many moons ago South West has hatched a multitude of carriers based on a similair system but much much more refined. So much so the regular carriers in their respective markets have had to take in some instances swift action to event their own LCC Start Up Carriers. Some work some dont.
Success Stories : AUTONMOUS START UPS
JET BLUE
VIRGIN BLUE
RYAN AIR
EASY JET
AIR ASIA
LARGE AIRLINE bred start ups where success is yet to be seen:
SONG- Delta
SkimpK and Australian- QANTAS
TED- United (new)
?- British Airways
If anyone can add to my list please do?
Its amazing how they have grown .
Sheep
P.S.
There keys to success in the first group.
1. Low cost fares (obviously)
2.Values in employees
3. Non Unionised ( Im talking Jet Blue maybe others. But in Jet Blues case they created a "working evironment where there was no need for Union")
4. Embraced New Technologies.Reduced Paper in their company. Jet Blue for example use Laptops for all their Fligh Log info anf planning also they email Dir Flight OpS with feedback and all their F and M Logs are done similiar. Even when they went for there Operating Certificate from the FAA it was on 3 CD roms.
There maybe more I havent covered.