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Old 04-12-2012 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by iceman49
Or it could turn out like UAL/PAA owning hotels and rental car companies.
True, but I really do think this is different. Fuel is the number 1 cost item. $.01 results in a $40 million change in costs one way or the other. (if I have that correct) So if the $.10 advantage in fuel prices is legitimate, that is huge.

I just finished listening to Jon Ruggles' podcast interview from August. If you listen to that, listen to what he says right at the 7 minute mark. It is very interesting. Most of his interview is quite esoteric in nature, but you can definitely tell he knows what he is talking about, especially as it relates to the airline. Towards the end he even talks about how the fleet works. I am glad he is our guy.