Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-18-2013 | 12:56 PM
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I just got REALLY excited to see that Delta is back to hiring again!
Then I realized I was on page 1 of this thread... Good memories!
Then I realized I was on page 1 of this thread... Good memories!
02-18-2013 | 01:19 PM
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02-18-2013 | 01:21 PM
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02-18-2013 | 01:23 PM
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Depends on how you view the financials, USAIR made I think 650 million last year on about a third of the total revenue Delta has. We made about 1 billion. AMR has been making a operating profit and starting this year will see significant reduction in employee costs. Delta is going to see a increase. The combination of USAIR and AMR will be a powerful airline.
02-18-2013 | 01:37 PM
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Anyone want to go hunting with me?
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02-18-2013 | 01:50 PM
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02-18-2013 | 01:51 PM
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LCC has a nice presence at DCA. I would think there is lots of value there. I'm guessing AMR will have to forfeit most their slots to pass govt muster.
02-18-2013 | 01:58 PM
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Stick to the facts, stay away from the rhetoric.
IMO, there is a big difference between an E175 and a E145 or CRJ200/700, there is nothing "jumbo" about a CRJ700.
02-18-2013 | 01:59 PM
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I think the USAir/AA is basically like a musical chairs game. The last two are getting together, and they don't have much of a choice. I think it could be worse, but I don't think the networks blend together as well as DAL/NW and UAL/CAL. But lets see what kind of merger they can pull off. DAL/NW set the bar pretty high. UAL/CAL hasn't been able to reach it.
02-18-2013 | 02:33 PM
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You're joking right? AMR doesn't have 25% of the east coast presence US Air does (the merger is worthwhile simply for this reason if nothing else). the only other airline with an expansive east coast presence is...Delta. US air has like twice as many European destinations as AA and AA brings in the best Latin and South American network in existance plus hubs at all the major business markets in the US....your right they wont be powerful at all...
US has around 18 or 19 active destinations in Europe (including TLV)... AA has 11. That's really not that big of a difference. US doesn't go to Asia or India. They only have one route to South America. I was saying that US doesn't contribute much... PHL is very proximate to NYC. CLT is a good hub for US but may be mitigated in the merger. DCA is their greatest contribution, but AA already has a reasonable presence there.
What I'm saying is this: if our merger was 1+1= ~1.6, theirs will be more like 1+1=1.3
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