Fuel prices are up, and to a large extent we're being driven by fuel prices. |
Happy days aren't here again, but this is a real surprise and shows that the industry is coming back a little bit stronger than we were suspecting. |
He has been pretty active with these emergency boards, ... If there is a strike, I think it's highly probable it will be short. If there is no intervention, I think it could drag out for the weekend. At this point I'm assuming logic would prevail, it wouldn't go on much longer than that. |
Higher fares are helping, but I'd become more concerned if (oil) goes over $70 and stays there. |
Hurricane Katrina was probably the last straw. Nobody could have predicted 60-dollar, 70-dollar-a-barrel oil. |
I didn't think there was an industry in worse shape than the airline industry -- but I have finally found one. |
I don't know what the likelihood of [the deal] being done is, ... I think it's serious, I think something is going on -- and many people were surprised, including myself, that American would even want to buy TWA, which is basically a real problem asset. And then you have the problems of integrating the work force. |
I don't think American would have extended unless they got assurances from union leadership they had the votes. It was a flawed process to begin with. |
I don't think there's been a massive sale of slots, ... By having a massive amount of slots sold, it'd be a lot more valuable for a carrier like Continental. |
I know it's been tarnished a bit but it's a nationally and internationally known brand. Remember America West has had its troubles too. And it's more of a regional name. And I think US Air still has some value. |
I still think there are better things to come heading into the summer season. Airline stocks tend to trade ahead of the season. |
I think any agreement can be gotten around, and I think that story proves it. |
I think every contract is different, but I'm hoping this will smooth the way for other contracts, |
I think it's pretty risky what they're doing. I'm a real fence sitter here -- I'm real skeptical you can run a low cost carrier using regional jets. |
I think it's the yawn of the century so far. My theory is one of the reason they're doing it is to try to win back business travelers they lost during the (1998) strike. |