Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Not overly surprising since oil has doubled in a year. I will go see what I can find out.
find anything out?
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I agree that RA and Co are stating no 100 seat aircraft, the MD-90 is the DC-9 replacement. Their actions mimic their words. The do not like the C-Series for some reason, and are not in love with the 195. Old Technology as they call it.
There is always going to be a gap between the largest DCI jet and the smallest mainline jet. I would like to see a 120~ seat airframe here as it would work quite well in our network. I know the 319 fits that billet but I was referring to a clean sheet design in that seat range.
I could see a point to which buying a 100 seater and investing long term into old technology is not wise if your goal is to ramp up the utilization of your current fleet- which is the cheapest thing you can do.
With that said, there were only 116 MD-90s built and 87 that have our cockpit arrangement. But there was also 75 MD-87s built. Thats a 100 seater. How about getting a hold of a fleet of 50 of those?
Originally Posted by
iaflyer
My wife says "she could give a **** if they don't hire - as long as they don't furlough".
Well - I don't quite agree -more people under me is better, and growth is good for everyone.
I don't have any sources (other than the people here) on whether we're going to hire or not. My opinion is that we'll need to - the economy seems like it's about to take off. Planes are starting to get fuller, and all that pull-down on the international will start to return. That, plus the benefits of the merger will really start to be in effect this summer and fall. I think those benefits will result is more opportunities for Delta - which will mean hiring.
My wife would say the same, sort of. And I agree with you and hope you're right.
But, I think oil and other comoodities are about to rise again, hopefully oil will stop and retreat around $90, we shall see. Higher prices in the short run mean less spending for the regular folks and higher costs, lower margins, less expansion, less hiring and more layoffs. Thats why people fear the possibly long-overdue double dip.
Also I'd like to say hiring is up but it ain't. Was it 1/3 of that 100,000+ hires in the weekly unemployment report were part time census workers or something? Either way, I think we'll see more unemployment numbers and less hiring moving forward as the great and uncounted discouraged jump back in.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Correct, everyone understand that.
To use a metaphor ... this guy comes and looks at buying my car. He says, that looks good, I'll give you $10,000 and I say I want $12,500. While we are negotiating he says, wow - your daughter sure is good looking. Throw her in and I'll pay you $20,000!
My point is that we should not be about the business of
selling the kids. It is immoral.
Maybe they wouldn't think she's for sale if she didn't wear that next to the car. FWIW.
Is she still for sale? $7,500?
Originally Posted by
whitt767
United Airlines, US Airways in merger talks: NYT
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- UAL Corp.'s (UAUA 20.44, +1.49, +7.86%) United Airlines and US Airways Group (LCC 8.61, +1.79, +26.25%) are in merger talks, the New York Times reported late Wednesday on its Web site, citing people briefed on the matter. A deal, which would dethrone Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL 14.50, +0.33, +2.33%) as the world's largest airline, could be announced in several weeks and could still fall apart, according to the Times. UAL shares rose 6% and US Airways shares jumped 13% in after-hours activity.
BIG jump in LCC stock after hours due to this tidbit....is it true...1 + 1 = 0.5!
2 against 1, who is the 2, LCC and UAL or LCC and America West?
Originally Posted by
Ragtop Day
Good post and I agree on all points. As much as I don't like to compliment management, I think this merger has been very well executed and will probably be a case study in business schools.
In an industry that has been notorious for mergers being difficult at best, this has (so far) gone extremely smooth. For that I give kudos to RA and company for having vision when most airline CEO's were happy to take their bonus and move on. Now I expect our pilot group to share in the benefits.
Other US airlines may have various strengths that will lead to profits, but none are as complete as the new DL system is. This network, if managed properly, has the potential to redefine the US airline industry.
None of this could have been possible without our cooperation. Say what you will about our union leadership (and I am not a huge fan), but they have put our pilot group in a position to succeed. When the profits come, I expect to regain what was given by this group to help put us in this position. We scratched management's back, time for them to scratch ours.
Good post.