ammad wrote:Not sure if it is just me or any body else notice that too, that HOP is now floating with "Wanna be" type of ideas and as result i can see that many of the real Airline professionals who use to contribute on this forum are now refraining to do so. I may be wrong, but this is my take on this.
As far as I know, when registering for forums, there isn't a section where you have to present your credentials.
"Real" airline professionals are not what make airline successful. Where does PIA stand today? Are you saying that PIA itself lacks "real professionals"?
I'm studying economics, and as such, I can apply economic ideas. Presenting you economics 101, there exists opportunity costs. As such, as when a plane is idling (waiting for gov't to provide certificate so it can fly), it is losing money, even though it is not flying. This airplane can be given on wet lease (Does serene air not have 737 pilots ready and crew that can fly for PIA? Perhaps its crew can fly along PIA and learn some experience). It doesn't even have to be PIA itself, the plane can fly for some other country or airline.
A brand new 737-800 on wet lease is a lot of money per month, at least $300,000. Of course that is not $300,000 pure profits, since the plane devalues as it flies.
Now this is from economist perspective. From a "airline professional's" perspective, it is: Perhaps Serene air needs the plane in Pakistan for 2 weeks in order to have inspection, so it cannot be leased during that time. Or Serene needs 3 airplane ready to operate (without it being with some airline) in order to launch its operation.
The point is, this is public forums and we come from all different spectrum. PIA itself does not only employ pilots or engineers among its ranks, but also it employs people who do not know the physics behind how airplane flies, as for they look at the financial sides or any other sides.
I will conclude by saying, present air canada CEO has a degree in law. Yet when he took charge, stocks of Air canada used to 80 cents. Today it's $13 a share. The airline continues to boost profits that "exceed" analysts expectations. And when he became CEO of air Canada, he only had 9 years of aviation experience.
