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Today's results for NWA really cap off a great week. DAL earns $137 million and NWA earns $170 million for the 2nd quarter. In this market - this is flat out incredible. I like this excerpt from the bizwires:

"...Northwest said it would have earned $170 million for the most recent quarter if not for the accounting charge. It also benefited from a $250 million fuel hedging gain. The carrier said it is on track to close its buy-out by Delta Air Lines Inc. during the fourth quarter. Those two airlines are the only big carriers to report second-quarter operating profits ($137 million for Delta) although analysts expect Southwest Airlines Corp. to report a profit on Thursday..."

Instead of the normal merger of one strong airline trying to drag a weaker one across the finish line, we have the two strongest ones merging.
:D:D

Carl

Instead of the normal merger of one strong airline trying to drag a weaker one across the finish line, we have the two strongest ones merging.
:D:D

Carl

I like the sound of that too Carl. I just hope this doesn't raise the eyebrows of those in government who will ultimately have the say in our merger!:eek:

We both had an operating profit- so we got that goin' for us....which is nice.

We both had an operating profit- so we got that goin' for us....which is nice.

:D:D:D

Carl

We both had an operating profit- so we got that goin' for us....which is nice.

gunga...gung...gunga gulunga.

"The two strongest airlines are merging"

When I read that I wasn't even thinking DAL/NWA. I was thinking Southwest and Ryanair hehe.

Instead of the normal merger of one strong airline trying to drag a weaker one across the finish line, we have the two strongest ones merging.



"Cinderella boy, outta nowhere, a former greenskeeper now about to become the master's champion."

"It's in the hole"...

"It's in the hole"...

With an 8 iron from about 350 yards no less! Ohhh I got all of that one.

Carl

With an 8 iron from about 350 yards no less! Ohhh I got all of that one.

Carl

C'mon guys - lets not get ahead of ourselves - we still have a long way to go, and we shouldn't be too impressed with ourselves - after all:

"Its easy to grin......when your ships come in ......and you have the market beat. But the man whose worthwhile.... is the man who can smile... when his shorts are too tight in the seat."

Judge Smails

I like the sound of that too Carl. I just hope this doesn't raise the eyebrows of those in government who will ultimately have the say in our merger!:eek:
You just hope they get it done before the mandatory change of administration in November.

For the sake of the new DAL, I hope so too. But if not...

"Well, the world needs ditch-diggers too"

For the sake of the new DAL, I hope so too. But if not...

"Well, the world needs ditch-diggers too"
"The world needs plenty of bahtendahs. Two weeks, with pay."

Heyas,

Hopefully we'll hear this prior to negotiations in 2012:

"Moose, Rocko, help the judge find his checkbook"

Nu

Heyas,

Hopefully we'll hear this prior to negotiations in 2012:

"Moose, Rocko, help the judge find his checkbook"

Nu

It is amazing how many "classic" lines were in that movie..isn't it?

Carl

It is amazing how many "classic" lines were in that movie..isn't it?

Carl

Yup. Those guys always had great lines in their movies, but there are plenty of others:

"Dude, something strange is afoot at the Circle K"

"OK, good safety tip" (don't cross the streams).

"Dogs and Cats, living together, MASS HYSTERIA!"

and my personal favorite:

"Its ONLY a flesh wound"

Nu

"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "

Hello Cleveland!

Hello Cleveland!

Silver Streak? I thought that was Hello Chicago... delivered by the Scatman

Silver Streak? I thought that was Hello Chicago... delivered by the Scatman

We're both correct. Mine was Nigel Tuffnel in Spinal Tap while going in circles trying to find the stage to their Cleveland show. For anyone not having seen Spinal Tap, its the best rockumentary ever done. It certainly meets or exceeds the product of Roger Moore.

"We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries - David and Nigel. They're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries; it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water"