Originally Posted by
threeighteen
Agreed. Scott is selling positivity to keep the wheels on the wagon... weirdly enough it seems to be working both within the pilot group and the shareholder group. The all electric regional jets, the hydrogen powered regional jet, 100% sustainable super-sonic air travel, "definitely profitable.... but next quarter, not this one..." Just ignore those oil prices and interest rates, please.
With 52 777-AB models parked... ugly math in public is 15 fo and 5 ca per airplane conservatively = 275m a year in pilot salary + 50m benefits + maintenance/fa staffing + a few million per airplane in engine shrouds plus oil coolers. If we get those airplanes flying we would have drastically improved our numbers. The number might seem far from delta initially but with deltas lack of unionized labor and their international outsourcing we will outperform them easily if we get a full fleet. We are fighting a battle with one hand behind our back right now.