Originally Posted by
NWplatinum
I hundred percent agree, and I don’t want to get that off topic. But my point is they are not in the business of disseminating false information. And when they do they almost always correct it. In fact this is the first instance I have ever seen in reading the blog in five years of getting wrong information, and them not correcting it or putting out another post saying how things have changed.
Perhaps we have a different job or worldview. But I can say without question they frequently post partially wrong information about aircraft industry/finance -related topics - something I am quite familiar with given my job - and I notice just stupid inaccurate information multiple times a month. Granted theyre not the only one doing this. I'm talking about things where I'll step out of a meeting with an airframer where X is being said, and Y is being posited as fact on OMAAT. I don't know much about scheduling so I'm sure you're correct in your observations there!
As a small correction, they're in the business of getting page views and eyeballs, and that traffic they attempt to monetize in various ways. While I agree in general that successful monetization shouldn't (hopefully doesn't) mean posting inaccurate info leads to making money, having a successful blog is by no means proof that posting inaccurate info is a BAD business model, either. Gossip columns everywhere and TMZ have very successful franchises doing this.
And just for the record I enjoy the blog! But my heart is still with FT.