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At the risk of being flippant, it seems obvious and the article even mentioned it. The airlines are short of cash, and new technology on this scale is not cheap
by ajtaylor 16y ago
At the risk of being flippant, it seems obvious and the article even mentioned it. The airlines are short of cash, and new technology on this scale is not cheap (or quick or easy). I'd bet the airlines are big believers in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
- Groxx 16y agoAnd in the meantime people like flying less and less, and seek alternatives. There's the distinct possibility that the pains of flying are the cause of the shortness of cash. And given what a few choice pieces of bad press has done to some airlines, and that updating a few things would make the problems less likely to occur, the implication that funds have been misspent is pretty easy to derive. It's not cheap nor easy, I fully agree. And it sucks. But might they have done some of the smaller things sooner, possibly preventing their downturn?