Typing on iPhone so slow but I think wrt the 777 orders, if it was list price of $298M how many 744s could have been purchased? Because in one day you could have flown 269 people in one direction or 3,760 in 10 different directions or more importantly moved a lot of tonnage in cargo.

I was reading a old magazine the other day talking about the Beechcraft King Air and the article mentioned that "in keeping with traditional Beechcraft values the airplane had top notch flying qualities and interior fit and finish..." That made me wonder, what are our traditional values as an airline?

I think I know one, we buy wisely. The MD90 fleet is indicative of that value. The 739 by all indications was a steal.

We also manage the network wise(r).

But one value I don't want to lose is front line people. Are gate agents, pilots, FAs and rampers should be as wisely managed. Or we will suffer.