Health of the company
10-16-2018, 02:41 AM
#11
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Always have a plan B. Keep your contacts alive and well and don't burn any bridges.
If Doug & Co. are so obsessed with DL (remember KDA?) how come they can't run a half way decent operation?
It seems the merger combined the worst management of both former Airlines.
Walk around DL international terminal in ATL and you'll see the difference.
If Doug & Co. are so obsessed with DL (remember KDA?) how come they can't run a half way decent operation?
It seems the merger combined the worst management of both former Airlines.
Walk around DL international terminal in ATL and you'll see the difference.
10-16-2018, 02:46 AM
#12
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The opposite of Chicken Little is somebody with their head in the sand. Companies with unserviceable debt loads go bankrupt. I have no idea if AA debt will become unserviceble in the future but wall street is obviously concerned a little. I agree with your advice to not worry too much about it but I also would plan for the worse. Its an airline business not a public utility.
10-16-2018, 06:46 AM
#13
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Where are you guys getting these figures like 1/3 AA earnings go to paying interest on debt? Debt isn't always a bad thing. If you can borrow money at 3% and invest it and get an return of 6% you would be making money but still have debt. Doesn't AMR keep more cash on hand to account for its higher debt load? Operationally AA has its problems for sure though.
10-16-2018, 07:17 AM
#14
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Originally Posted by Hotel Pen
Where are you guys getting these figures like 1/3 AA earnings go to paying interest on debt? Debt isn't always a bad thing. If you can borrow money at 3% and invest it and get an return of 6% you would be making money but still have debt. Doesn't AMR keep more cash on hand to account for its higher debt load? Operationally AA has its problems for sure though.
10-16-2018, 07:35 AM
#15
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10-16-2018, 04:19 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by Name User
Another issue is we overpaid for them because of the bankruptcy filing.
To pile it on, we bought 2005 models when the MAX and NEO was just around the corner. So, we'll be at a 15%-20% fuel burn disadavange for 25 years.
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Biggest complaint I hear from our pax that fly on AA as well is that they say that even though there are "new" airplanes at AA, there is no in flight entertainment/live TV offered on the flights that they have taken recently.
Don't know if this is true on many of AA's new planes or just on the Florida markets though.
10-16-2018, 05:18 PM
#18
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Originally Posted by full of luv
Biggest complaint I hear from our pax that fly on AA as well is that they say that even though there are "new" airplanes at AA, there is no in flight entertainment/live TV offered on the flights that they have taken recently.
Don't know if this is true on many of AA's new planes or just on the Florida markets though.
Don't know if this is true on many of AA's new planes or just on the Florida markets though.
10-17-2018, 07:50 AM
#19
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Oil is always a threat for short term problems.
My main long term concern is this flag-of-convenience crap.
Both sides of the aisle are screwing us on this one. And once that really gets going, Uber Driver will become a more attractive career.
My main long term concern is this flag-of-convenience crap.
Both sides of the aisle are screwing us on this one. And once that really gets going, Uber Driver will become a more attractive career.
10-17-2018, 08:59 AM
#20
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Posts: 339
Originally Posted by jcountry
Oil is always a threat for short term problems.
My main long term concern is this flag-of-convenience crap.
Both sides of the aisle are screwing us on this one. And once that really gets going, Uber Driver will become a more attractive career.
My main long term concern is this flag-of-convenience crap.
Both sides of the aisle are screwing us on this one. And once that really gets going, Uber Driver will become a more attractive career.
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