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Market cap on DAL et al will be worth a whole lot less very soon. I admire the concept, but now is not the time nor would it ever happen.

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Originally Posted by OOfff (Post 2865997)

Why would I want slow cars that don’t turn?

Don't worry darling, your secret is safe with me.

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Originally Posted by theUpsideDown (Post 2866178)

Don't worry darling, your secret is safe with me

What secret?

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Originally Posted by OOfff (Post 2865710)

Tires, gasoline and brakes.

Go to Porsche NA at ATL, tell them you're a Delta pilot, and you want to test a 718. Then report back to us.

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Originally Posted by OOfff (Post 2866192)

What secret?

Keep up kiddo.

Thank God you're pretty because if you were ugly AND dumb I wouldn't keep you around.

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Originally Posted by Mesabah (Post 2866373)

Go to Porsche NA at ATL, tell them you're a Delta pilot, and you want to test a 718. Then report back to us.

Meh. Little fart machine 2 litre turbo is good on paper but doesn't have nearly the soul the 981 series had. The GT4/Spyder will be a great car to have but it starts at 6 figures. You could get a 2LT Z51 C8 and a Miata for that. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Phuz (Post 2864445)

In the past I have been reluctant to invest in a company I worked for on the grounds of too many eggs in one basket. However I have slowly been coming around to the idea of voting as a shareholder for the company with which our financial futures are collectively tied.

So as to the title of this thread: If 14,500 pilots purchased 4,786 shares of DAL @ $61 ($292k ea) we would own 10% of the company. A large amount to be sure, but not "impossible" accounting for the ability of senior folks to hold more than junior folks.

It isn't the best investment on the market, it isn't practical for anyone who is new to the company, and putting all your eggs in one basket is generally a bad idea. But as a hypothetical, perhaps a long-term goal, if DAL pilots owned a sizable portion of the company we would see a drastically different management approach to how the pilots are treated. Activist investor pilots, scary.. :D

We are the ones who truly care about the long term health of the company, while Ed & Co. are here today gone tomorrow with golden parachutes to the next venture. Consider owning some DAL (permanently) and voting for a management team that favors a long-term approach instead of quarter-to-quarter buybacks and vacations on DPJ to the Paris Disney over POTUS meetings..

Here we go again.....

United tried this years ago. They also found out that throwing rocks at management from the sidelines is a completely different perspective than that of an investor with an interest in the company making money.

But sure... I'm in.

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Originally Posted by Hank Kingsley (Post 2864765)

You must have missed Kiev layovers.

and you went to the wrong places...

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Originally Posted by Mesabah (Post 2866373)

Go to Porsche NA at ATL, tell them you're a Delta pilot, and you want to test a 718. Then report back to us.

What am I supposed to report? I’m sure it’s a fantastic car. It’s not going to make me dislike light, nimble, fun sports cars like the mx5

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Originally Posted by theUpsideDown (Post 2866385)

Keep up kiddo.

Thank God you're pretty because if you were ugly AND dumb I wouldn't keep you around.

Wait, my secret that I enjoy light, nimble cars? I don’t see why that should be a secret