OTZeagle1

I can’t stop laughing it’s so funny!

OTZeagle1

Uhm this is why pilots with 10 million in career expectations can end up broke. Learn how to read financial statements, Alaska will make approximately $640 mil in 2018

MusicPilot

Oooh. That’s a good one!

EskimoJoe

Are you suggesting that this statement is NOT true?

MusicPilot

It’s ok if you disagree with me. I can’t force you to be right.

Barneyrubble

Quote:
Originally Posted by MusicPilot
You probably think the VX pilots were the only one winning with the merger .


Yep.
I'm losing my base.
I'm losing my seniority.
I'm losing PBS for a lousy bidding system.
I'm losing QOL with inefficient trips.
I'm losing non rev status.

EskimoJoe

I think if VX'ers are honest with themselves, They always realized that there were only two ways VX would end up. BK or Buyout. That's it. I think your gamble paid off, but large changes were always going to be in your future. At least this is on the Good side of the ledger...BK, not so much.

WutFace

I would be very cautious throwing judgement around so freely. Alaska's not in a great position at the moment either. To be honest, they look like they are in a far worse position than Virgin was at the time of buyout.

The AS sales model in its current form isn't scalable. You have regional loyalty, and that's it. You don't have the route network of the Big 3. You don't have the national brand loyalty like Southwest. And you don't offer premium services like Jetblue or the former Virgin America. I don't know how AS sells tickets outside of the PNW.

Virgin, on the other hand, could have been the JetBlue of the west. They had a product that was scalable and could have reached niche markets nationwide. To write VX off as an inevitably failed airline from the start is arrogant and ignorant. But I've come to expect nothing less.

IamAlaska

I do read the financial statements and have listened to every single quarterly earnings call for the past several years. Let’s put this into perspective, considering Alaska signs my paycheck every month, I have as much of a vested interest in the success of the company as anyone. Let’s hope you are right and I am wrong on this one.

OTZeagle1

[QUOTE=IamAlaska;2592057]I do read the financial statements and have listened to every single quarterly earnings call for the past several years. Let’s put this into perspective, considering Alaska signs my paycheck every month, I have as much of a vested interest in the success of the company as anyone. Let’s hope you are right and I am wrong on this one.

Consensus Q2 is $1.76 per share
With nearly 30,000 shares of ALK, I really know where the I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed. This stock is poised to explode over the next 36 mos. Do yourself a favor and participate in the espp and buy!