US a "low cost" carrier like Spirit?
Jun 8, 2012, 5:23 am
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US a "low cost" carrier like Spirit?
I found this article interesting. It referred to US as being a "low cost" carrier and lumped it in with airlines like Spirit, Frontier, and Allegiant. I think I'd still consider US as one of the majors.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/travel...html?hpt=tr_c2
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/travel...html?hpt=tr_c2
Jun 8, 2012, 5:46 am
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US a "low cost" carrier like Spirit?
Their stock symbol is LCC (Low Cost Carrier). Follows them from the America West days.
Jun 8, 2012, 6:19 am
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I was sitting next to one of US' pilot instructers from JAX-CLT. He was telling me that US is seen as a legacy carrier but in fact their crew costs are $50 less p/h than Southwest...So despite the cost of their EU routes right now I suppose the article is accurate...
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Jun 8, 2012, 6:51 am
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I was sitting next to one of US' pilot instructers from JAX-CLT. He was telling me that US is seen as a legacy carrier but in fact their crew costs are $50 less p/h than Southwest...So despite the cost of their EU routes right now I suppose the article is accurate...
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Jun 8, 2012, 7:41 am
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I was sitting next to one of US' pilot instructers from JAX-CLT. He was telling me that US is seen as a legacy carrier but in fact their crew costs are $50 less p/h than Southwest...So despite the cost of their EU routes right now I suppose the article is accurate...
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I think most would consider US a "traditional" legacy carrier. They have First/Business class, they have a traditional frequent flyer program, they run a legacy-type schedule/route model (hub and spoke with multiple frequencies per day between each city pair), etc. Just because their cost structure is lower than other legacies doesn't make them a low cost carrier.
Jun 8, 2012, 11:21 am
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US is a low-wage airline, but not a low-cost airline. In 2011, AA had a lower CASM (ex-fuel and ex-labor) than did US, and that was before any bankruptcy-induced lowering of AA expenses. On an all-in basis, US had a much lower CASM than did AA because of its very low wages.
Jun 8, 2012, 12:20 pm
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Jun 9, 2012, 10:28 am
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Make no mistake about it, there are those in Tempe that realize the LCC mantra was the wrong route. IF the AA/US merger happens, thankfully you will never see the letters LCC ever again!!