Chapter 1897 Prepare for a Rainy Day
(I just got home after a day of meetings, and I’m so exhausted o(╥﹏╥)o)
Currently, the four giants in the U.S. aviation industry: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines control 80% of the U.S. air passenger market.
The expanded Alaska Airlines will provide the most direct flights to the most destinations from the West Coast. The combined new airline will provide 289 daily flights from California to 52 destinations, serving the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica. and 118 destinations in Cuba.
To solidify the new relationship, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America frequent flyer mileage points will be redeemed interchangeably to enjoy priority boarding service. Of course, passengers can purchase Virgin America tickets on the Alaska Airlines official website.
However, most people in the industry, including dabblers like Yang Cheng, are not optimistic about this reorganization. They have to face too many problems. The most direct one is how to deal with "Virgin", a relatively gorgeous and lively brand. , which is not consistent with the low-key style that Alaska has always adhered to.
In addition, Virgin America has a lot of Airbus A320 aircraft, while Alaska Airlines has an all-Boeing 737 fleet.
To be honest, Virgin America’s influence on the West Coast is not small, especially in terms of in-flight experience. The mood lighting in the cabin, excellent in-flight entertainment system, comfortable first-class seats, etc. have all won it multiple air travel awards. The award has therefore been welcomed by many San Francisco technology workers.
For loyal consumers of a brand, the disappearance of a brand is absolutely regrettable.
But no matter what, the results of the merger have already taken place, and Delta Air Lines has also made a small profit from it. After all, Delta holds a part of Virgin stock in its hands.
The sense of crisis for the top four airlines is also real. Several major airlines, including Delta Air Lines, are facing pressure from low-cost airlines and are also being chased by latecomers. It can be said that they are being attacked from both sides. .
At this time, something must be done to break the current situation.
As for this corner of Philadelphia, Yang Cheng didn't pay attention at all.
What worries him even more is that the old stock god has not been idle since he cooperated with Yang Cheng to exchange shares. His desire to control one of the four major airlines is getting stronger and stronger.
For this reason, they did not hesitate to make plans in advance, break the tacit understanding with Yang Cheng, and acquire scattered shares of Delta Airlines in the market. Once the other party decides to take action, this approximately 3% of the shares will definitely be a thunder, no less for Delta Airlines. Draw money from the bottom of the cauldron.
certainly,
Yang Cheng, the old stock god, can understand this. He is simply afraid that he will cause obstacles to his final acquisition target, so this move is also prepared.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Without such a hand, Yang Cheng would definitely not be able to help but do something, at least not allowing the old stock god to easily win one of the four major companies.
There is no other way. The influence of the old stock god is too great, and Yang Cheng has to be afraid.
Based on the analysis of the current situation, Southwest Airlines is most likely to be acquired. Firstly, the old stock god has sufficient basic advantages over Southwest Airlines; secondly, compared to other companies, Southwest Airlines has better control, making it easier for him to operate freely.
Of course, this is just a superficial analysis. Who knows if this is a trick played by veteran stock gods?
Thinking of this, the sense of urgency in Yang Cheng's heart became even stronger, so much so that he was completely lost in thought, ignoring Tyrell's existence.
The old stock god is preparing to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron. In this case, why doesn't Yang Cheng use the same trick?
Directly sending the garrison to your hometown of Southwest Airlines and grabbing passenger traffic in your territory will definitely make the old stock god mute and unable to tell the story of the pain.
The question is how to grab it?
Southwest Airlines' territory is Dallas' Love Field Airport, which is also the oldest airport in Dallas.
Another airport, Fort Worth Airport, which is currently the largest in Dallas and has the highest throughput, is the main location of American Airlines. Both airports are not easy to grab.
However, in comparison, Fort Worth Airport is easier to bully. After all, it cannot alert the snake in the grass, and Fort Worth Airport has more strategic significance.
If Tyrell knew what Yang Cheng was thinking at this time, he would definitely regret it to death. He didn't expect that his life would be in vain, and he would end up taking advantage of his old rival. Anyone else would be depressed to death.
Fort Worth Airport is located approximately halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth, 24 kilometers away from Dallas and 29 kilometers away from Fort Worth. It is an airport shared by Dallas and Fort Worth.
As the main hub of American Airlines, its headquarters is near the airport. Last year, Dallas Airport handled more than 65 million passengers, ranking 11th in the global airport passenger rankings. It is definitely a large airport.
However, looking back, the birth of the Fort Worth Airport is definitely a history of ups and downs. As early as 1927, the city of Dallas proposed to the city of Fort Worth to jointly build an airport, but Fort Worth did not agree, so the two cities built their own airports. Love Field and Meacham Airports.
Later, the neighboring city of Arlington also wanted to build an airport, but was jointly opposed and suppressed by the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. Is it crazy? The eldest brother and the second child have not been able to cooperate, so you, the third child, want to go out alone? So the city of Arlington was not built.
What's dramatic is that after World War II, the city of Fort Worth "annexed" Arlington and developed the original airport into Amon Carter Airport.
Later, Fort Worth took a more famous name - Great Southwest International Airport in an attempt to compete with Dallas' Love Field Airport. However, Dallas' Love Field Airport is so awesome that Fort Worth doesn't want to think about who operates it. That's where Southwest Airlines started.
After several years of busy work, Fort Worth accounted for less than 1% of the air freight in the entire state of Texas, while Dallas accounted for 49%. In the end, Fort Worth was unable to operate and simply abandoned the Great Southwest Airport.
However, airport development will be restricted by infrastructure construction. Fort Worth's Greater Southwest Airport was forced to decommission, and Dallas' Love Field Airport was overloaded.
However, the FAA refused to invest in the Dallas and Fort Worth airports respectively. In the end, it was the federal government that spoke. If the two cities could not reach an agreement, the government would choose one of the two cities for investment based on its own standards.
This time the two cities sat down to weigh the pros and cons and finally agreed to build a new airport in a new location.
The site, just north of the shuttered Southwest Airport and halfway between the two cities, was jointly purchased by the two cities before ground was broken on what would become Southwest Airlines' hub, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Fort Worth Airport has a total of 7 runways and is currently the only airport in the world that has 4 runways exceeding 4,000 meters in use at the same time;
It is also the largest airport with the least capacity restrictions in the world. There are no restrictions on take-off and landing times. The average taxiing time of aircraft is less than 5 minutes. The airport has 3 towers and operates 24 hours a day. There is no curfew.
And Fort Worth Airport has five terminals, four of which are semicircular and one is U-shaped.
When the airport was originally designed, it was intended to build 13 semicircular terminals, but only 4 were completed during actual construction.
This design is to reduce the distance between passenger cars and aircraft and relieve traffic pressure around the terminal.
People who have never been to the Fort Worth Airport must be curious about this design that looks like a biscuit. Is this really a convenience?
But everyone who has been there knows that transportation within the airport mainly relies on light rail trains, which circle around the outside of the terminal.
There is a comprehensive car rental company at the airport, which hosts more than a dozen car rental companies. In terms of public transportation, the Orange Light Rail Express and Trinity Rail Express in the Dallas area are operated at the airport. The frequency is high and the fees are low, and they can go directly to the city center. There is also a highway that passes through the middle of the airport and is connected to other highways.
It is precisely because of such convenient transportation facilities that Fort Worth Airport has the hub role it has today.
In the route network structure of American Airlines, Dallas Airport occupies a core hub position. It is American Airlines' first domestic hub airport in the United States, the first gateway hub to Mexico, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, and the third gateway to Latin America. The second gateway hub and the third gateway hub to Europe provide the most domestic and international transfer connection opportunities.
American Airlines has established the world's most advanced operations control center in Dallas. Unlike the "operation control centers" of other national airlines, the seats in American Airlines' operations control center are not "representatives" sent by relevant business departments. It truly realizes the integration of route network planning, crew scheduling, operation control and other systems.
The operation control center is responsible for the operation of mainline aircraft and is located in one office, with about 400 seats. The operation control center is responsible for the operation of Garuda regional aircraft on another floor, with about 300 seats.
It can be seen that American Airlines has worked hard at Fort Worth Airport. In comparison, Delta's less than 3% carrier share at Fort Worth Airport is not worth mentioning. If it wants to make a comeback, it will take more than just throwing money. So simple.
But at Love Field Airport, Delta Air Lines cannot do more. There are 20 boarding gates at Love Field Airport, and Southwest Airlines has occupied 18 of them. In the past two years, Delta only managed to grab 5 boarding gates through litigation. The port needs to be shared with Southwest Airlines.
American Airlines has a share of more than 65% at Fort Worth Airport, followed by Mesa Airlines with about 8%.
Mesa Airlines is one of the largest regional airline operators in the United States.
The United States is the world's largest air transport market and a major regional aviation power.
Because regional aviation is mainly used to connect U.S. hubs and nearby small cities, its business scope is relatively limited to a certain area. Therefore, Americans usually refer to regional aviation as "regional aviation."
Even though regional airlines don’t seem to be on the market, they can definitely make money if they can scale up. In addition, state governments provide subsidies for intra-state regional airlines. Most of them require the establishment of local legal persons or the establishment of local operation headquarters as prerequisites. And this There is a need to establish offices and other branches at a large number of small airports.
At the same time, large and well-known aviation brands are needed to create a good customer experience, thereby transporting more passengers to trunk airlines. Therefore, U.S. regional airlines generally adopt the "operation-operation separation" business model, which also ensures that regional airlines living space.
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