Southwest stock is a safe haven. So when things are good, you don't need a safe haven. |
The [major] airline basically tells these guys where to fly and when. The key to success for these regional airlines is to keep costs under control and increase their flights as much as possible. |
The biggest question I have is, is it (the airline) making any money, |
The biggest question I have is, is it (the airline) making any money. They really need to find some level at which point they're profitable and I don't think that's been found yet. I think they might have to cut out more and more of their domestic network. |
The element commander perceived hostile intent and an imminent threat to his troops and he ordered his unit to open fire, |
The element commander perceived... an imminent threat to his element and ordered his unit to open fire. The ensuing firefight... resulted in the death of three men, wounding two, |
The industry is working hard to raise prices. And so far they have been successful. (But) we have not figured out where higher fares begin to cut demand. |
The only way these guys can escape higher fuel prices is by raising fares. The industry is working hard to raise prices. And so far they have been successful. |
The top four teams were all within one stroke of each other. |
These are the baby steps to financial recovery, and hopefully, the experiment will become habit-forming. |
They (bankruptcies) take a long time, they waste a lot of money, fees are outrageous and the process is adversarial, ... not going to happen. |
They have the largest capacity (to Europe) but not a very good ability to get (passenger) feed from the rest of the country. What they're doing is trying to increase that, which is positive. |
They're very entrepreneurial and now they have to go from entrepreneurial to managerial and that's a tough transition to make. |
Throw in cyclical and season demand, high capital or (aircraft) leasing expenses, and low variable costs with cutthroat competition, and it is no wonder that airlines lose more money than they make. |
We do the same thing that they do, except when we do it, we're bad, we're monsters, we're bullies. When they do it, they're good businessmen. I always found that fascinating. |