The Southwest Airlines meltdown

[Mik]

Don't bet on it. These systems are incredibly complex and delicate, as we have seen. To begin such an endeavor is potential career suicide for execs, with a low probability of full success within one's tenure. There is a high probability of huge cost overruns and delays.

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in The Southwest Airlines meltdown:

@Copper said in The Southwest Airlines meltdown:

idiots

Wonder what a information system would have cost?

I'm guessing a little bit less than what they lost.

Excellent point.

[89th]

@Mik said in The Southwest Airlines meltdown:

Don't bet on it. These systems are incredibly complex and delicate, as we have seen. To begin such an endeavor is potential career suicide for execs, with a low probability of full success within one's tenure. There is a high probability of huge cost overruns and delays.

Yeah but if you gave $80 million to Horace, he would have the IT system done in a few weeks. He would even post timelapse photos of it as it's being built.

[Horace]

@89th said in The Southwest Airlines meltdown:

@Mik said in The Southwest Airlines meltdown:

Don't bet on it. These systems are incredibly complex and delicate, as we have seen. To begin such an endeavor is potential career suicide for execs, with a low probability of full success within one's tenure. There is a high probability of huge cost overruns and delays.

Yeah but if you gave $80 million to Horace, he would have the IT system done in a few weeks. He would even post timelapse photos of it as it's being built.

Not just me. Mark or Copper could do it even better.

[Copper]

I would make it so simple that they would get change back from the $80M

[Mik]

I don't know what sort of systems Copper has worked on, but Mark’s software probably has more in common, tracking and sharing equipment location, usage and maintenance. He would have a good idea of the immensity of adding passengers, crews, flight times, luggage, etc. to that.

[George K]

(flights are now resuming)

[jon-nyc]

Wow

[Mik]

Only flew SW once. It was nice back then, late 90's. I'd have a very hard time buying a ticket from them now.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik Me too, in 93.

Birmingham AL to Houston via New Orleans.

And yes I consider it odd that I remember those details given my 2MM+ mile history of flying.

[Mik]

I just remember it because I was working in LA and decided to take the weekend to visit my brother near Sacramento. The seats faced each other so leg room was better. Also the first time I heard a funny safety speech.

[Axtremus]

https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/travel/airline-ranked-worst-of-the-year-will-not-surprise-anyone

Some study that recently came out ranks Southwest as the worst airline of the year.