Decision Trees are infallible

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BTW mothers day is coming up, do what 80 did and put this on your kid:

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This is interesting - the company announced its 5-year financial plan:

Initiating a quarterly dividend and an initial $500 million share repurchase program – expected to return more than $1 billion to shareholders over the next three years.

Achieving and maintaining a new adjusted net debt target of $7 billion during the next five years – as part of this debt reduction effort, Delta plans to pay cash for any new aircraft deliveries.

Reinvesting $2.0 - $2.5 billion annually, or approximately 50 percent of its operating cash flow, into improving the company’s fleet, facilities, products and technology over the next five years.

Using up to an additional $1 billion to opportunistically accelerate its long-term pension funding commitments.

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FTB - I'm going to buy that baby outfit for my wife!

Does the shirt come in teenager sizes ?

I will take three of them please

Oops! there goes the profit sharing :eek:

I've got a long layover in NYC tomorrow. I guess shoe shopping it is.

I got my kid a "Amuse me, giants, for I grow weary" onesie.

I don't think anything in this plan counts against profit sharing. Isn't our profit sharing based on dollar one of pre-tax income? I believe that any costs associated with managements new fiscal plan come after pre-tax income is calculated. I could be wrong though.

Listening to RA today, it sounds like the company is seeking a different class of investor. Any thoughts on what that means to Delta and ultimately us?

The debt reduction is a good idea. Less money paid out in interests, more for profit sharing and buying aircraft as well as infrastructure investment. I also like the commitment to the pensions. I wish his predecessors had shown that same commitment.

Well, here's what American Airlines plans to do with many of their shiny new 321s.....

American plans hourly flights on New York-LA route

They are playing catch up with us on that... we're starting similar with more biz class seated 757s IIRC.

At least you guys are flying the routes in 757s. Replacing the 767 with 321s? Ugh.