Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-24-2014 | 12:40 PM
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04-24-2014 | 01:03 PM
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Actually, Virgin has been handing them back to Airbus.
IDK if the VS 340-600s are subject to the guaranteed resale value clause Airbus offered to some carriers.
That would be the ultimate financial gambit with Airbus paying VS a penalty for the loss of value that is greater than the actual purchase price for aircraft on the used market...
That leverage would enable Anderson to play this from the Virgin and Delta side benefiting both airlines. Generating cash for Virgin while getting rid of an unwanted type and providing nearly-free wide bodies for Delta.
Hmmm, there's this "fleeting opportunity" I see coming.
(no pun intended)
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04-24-2014 | 01:10 PM
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Wow. That would be quite a coup.
04-24-2014 | 01:12 PM
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Doubt we'd ever buy another 4-holer.
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04-24-2014 | 01:15 PM
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04-24-2014 | 01:21 PM
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04-24-2014 | 01:26 PM
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I'm not sure why, but the A340 apparently sucks, as much as the A330 is fabulous. Other than Virgin and Lufthansa, I have never seen one in person. The order books aren't exactly clogged with a backlog of A340s on order.
04-24-2014 | 01:30 PM
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04-24-2014 | 01:31 PM
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IDK either. Maybe the routes suck, maybe the original price was too high. Maybe it just sucks. But George's numbers would indicate otherwise...
04-24-2014 | 01:34 PM
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