Originally Posted by
iahphx
Again, this is incorrect thinking. The US airlines can compete against anyone. They are very mean and lean. They are run by outstanding businessmen (well, I don't really know about UA due to their current turmoil). But you can't compete against a company that's controlled by a government that's willing to pour billions into subsidizing the product. Nobody can compete against that. As a for-profit enterprise, you have to fly routes and offer service where your revenues cover your costs (and then try to make a profit for your shareholders). The ME3 don't have these constraints -- they have the proverbial blank check. So you just have to stay out of their way, or complain to your elected officials about what's going on.
Somebody has been drinking the "Kool Aide " or work for the airlines. "mean and lean" really ? Example what if the US carriers were forbidden to have used the US Bankruptcy laws that shed millions of liabilities? What if they were forbidden to use the tax breaks they enjoy ? Do you really the word service is on the tongue of each of them? It's an afterthought. Much like the major hotel's they are being watched over by large scale investors and VE firms