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Originally Posted by grasshopper (Post 1337205)

My favorite pic sans the collection of u-boob pics.

FTB's flow chart was pretty good too though.

I was a big flag waver on the ratio discussions...as in look out that doesn't really protect all that much...but I must say that current trends are encouraging with overall fleet projection rising. No one has totally nailed down organic growth as the reason though so until that happens I won't count chickens.

All said though I'm impressed with the direction of the company. Hopefully economic conditions allow for growth and increased market opportunities vs retrench with the ratios. Fleet plans change but I like the vector!

That is a good point. You never hear "we are expanding into new domestic markets and therefore need more domestic airplanes..."

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1337064)

Remember the vast majority of those are replacement jets.
http://defoenet.com/wp-content/uploa...-happy-dog.jpg

Wha?

Airplanes get replaced? I thought airplanes live forever?

I mean listening to you, you'd think we didn't have the L1011s anymore. Mr. Long Beard, you crazy.

http://image.superchevy.com/f/chevy-...ball-fleet.jpg

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Originally Posted by FlyZ (Post 1337295)

Could This Industry Shift Bankrupt Every National Airline? (DAL, LCC, UAL)

Interesting, but I think mostly full of cr@p. What do you guys think?

I think the Motley Fool commentaries are usually contradictory over short periods of time and are generally full of cr@p, this being no exception. Capacity discipline combined with a large network of choices has been yielding consistent profitability, and this guy expects bankruptcy? When are these big losses supposed to start? My profit sharing check screams that he's full of it.

Add to that the smart economic decisions such as...
- buying an oil refinery
- buying slightly used a/c and getting their full value over time

The biggest reason someone may choose Delta is assurance of getting to their destination on time, as in operational reliability measures.

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Originally Posted by FlyZ (Post 1337295)

Could This Industry Shift Bankrupt Every National Airline? (DAL, LCC, UAL)

Interesting, but I think mostly full of cr@p. What do you guys think?

I had to read it three times in an attempt to understand the guy's point. Basically, the article is "It's a fact because I said it is" journalism. His point isn't particularly clear, and he offers no real evidence to back it up or make it any clearer. Typical Motley Fool pseudo journalism. I thought it read like a middle-school term paper. I can't believe some of the shiite they publish on that site.

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Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1337280)

I think what that really means is individuals want to be able to work more but everyone else less!

very true.
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http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/temp4-11.jpg

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Originally Posted by FlyZ (Post 1337295)

Could This Industry Shift Bankrupt Every National Airline? (DAL, LCC, UAL)

Interesting, but I think mostly full of cr@p. What do you guys think?

Is this from 2002? This guy needs to stick to something he pays attention too!

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Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1337340)

We called this:
'Never Say Never' on Bag Fees: Southwest CEO

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The industry landscape is changing and that's a challenge, Kelly said. "Over the last 10 years … you do have low-cost carriers entering the market."

"Every single legacy carrier has gone through bankruptcy. Gotten their costs down significantly," he said.

Kelly also said the industry is not growing. "The capacity in 2012 was actually down again. And that's what I would expect the [domestic] industry to do … here again in 2013."

You know what this means right? The people around here are not as dumb as they look.

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1336675)

Guys whine about no hiring, but then in then in the same breath complain that they can't fly to FAR limits. :rolleyes:

I see this all the time. At least half the guys I fly with fly over 100 hours per month.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1337310)

I mean listening to you, you'd think we didn't have the L1011s anymore. Mr. Long Beard, you crazy.

http://image.superchevy.com/f/chevy-...ball-fleet.jpg

Shed a tear on that image. Why couldn't we have saved one for the Delta Museum? Give the employees at the G.O. covered parking!

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Originally Posted by CVG767A (Post 1337386)

I see this all the time. At least half the guys I fly with fly over 100 hours per month.

We are our own worst enemy. :(