Frontier Airlines is already losing money. JetBlue and AirTran are on the edge, and Southwest, had it not hedged fuel, would be losing money. Anything with a wing has problems with today's fuel prices. But if oil had stayed where it was a year ago, like we thought it would, we'd be talking today about how profitable the airlines are today. |
Fundamentally, the airline is obscenely strong. The future belongs to legacy carriers like United. |
He gave him the money and it kept him out of jail. Now that guy's got a job, thanks to him. |
I don't know who's going to live or who's going to die. But we do know this: it's going to be a very nasty competitive mess. |
I don't think anything's going to snag it now. |
I want the whole world to know we all need to be accountable for the beasts in our society - so we may protect our loved ones from harm. |
If fuel hadn't gone up, we'd be talking about how profitable these legacy carriers are, |
If the airline has no viable business or cash flow, it can't stay together. That's why they are in this mess. |
If the flight is tomorrow, and this afternoon you make the change, you can make that argument ... But if the flight is three weeks from now, that's a pretty weak argument. |
If the situation runs smoothly for the next three or four days, there may be no incentive for the company to end the strike. If it doesn't run smoothly, they might be back at the table at some point. |
If you're looking to break into the industry, it's one I wouldn't recommend at any level. Overall, this is not going to be a bonanza in hiring in the airline industry. |
In 12 months we'll be talking about the problems with the low-cost carriers, not the (old line) carriers. |
In 20 minutes, the airline would be dead, ... This is an airline that's hanging by a string. It's incumbent on both sides to keep the airline flying. Even going forward, it's got challenges. |
It certainly sends a message that they're financially solvent. |
It is kind of scary. It could be abused. |