Originally Posted by TANSTAAFL

For why a C54 Rep was not flying for over a year? If you are a DAL pilot you could look up his info on the C54 web page and call him.

Originally Posted by bigbusdriver

Now that we've all received an e-mail from AA that he wants to be MEC Chair, is it ok with you if I ask why he was allowed to keep bidding for a year when he wasn't qualified?

Originally Posted by alfaromeo

That is absolutely not true. Delta did not have any trouble getting financing before our deal. United has been able to do financing since exiting bankruptcy even with no contracts at all being finished, AMR is still getting financing for their new 737's and 777's even though they are in bankruptcy and their labor situation is chaotic at best.

New aircraft are in high demand and thus make good collateral. If someone doesn't pay, you simply fly the jet over to the next customer. This whole financing thing has been floated around as some rumor for months and months and it is horse hockey. Delta's credit rating has improved since the merger and the last upgrade was before our deal was done. Delta had excellent access to credit with or without this deal.

The timing was about the availability of this fleet of aircraft (717's) and the need to either stick a lot of money into engine maintenance on 50 seaters or get busy replacing them. It was all about the refleeting and had nothing to do with access to capital.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

Delta has had good access to capital however if you look at the rates they have been paying they have been high. The last refi a few weeks ago was at a significantly lower rate then we were getting just a year earlier. I have a personal line of credit at a much better rate then Delta can get. We still have a ways to go before they can command the best rates.

Originally Posted by scambo1

Remember, RA is on the Atlanta federal reserve board. He has publicly stated the word "hyperinflation."

Originally Posted by slowplay

Where did Anderson state that?

Originally Posted by bigbusdriver

Now that we've all received an e-mail from AA that he wants to be MEC Chair, is it ok with you if I ask why he was allowed to keep bidding for a year when he wasn't qualified?

Originally Posted by scambo1

Her legs are very shiny. I like shiny things.

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

Pilots that wear trenchcoats have no place in my life. Even though I use to wear them at my regional , I hate that those things covered up my gleaming doublebreastedness to be.

You, therefore, are shunned.

Tee hee.. I said breast.