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Old 03-28-2020, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by majorpilot View Post
Does he do DIP financing? Wasn’t aware of that, and that is not what he did with BofA as I recall. Tend to lose best management in those times? And he’s a believer in talent. Doesn’t seem his style, bankruptcy is so...unseemly.
If Buffet only buys into talented management, than he won’t be buying airline stock. Point me to a major airline with a profitable business and I’ll point out talented management.
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Old 03-29-2020, 01:10 AM
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I have two separate friends that bought tickets in the last week for later this year. One for July 4th and one in September. I think we may be underestimating how fast people come back to flying. I was astonished when they told me this. I’m optimistic no one is going to have to go bankrupt.
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Old 03-29-2020, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot View Post
I have two separate friends that bought tickets in the last week for later this year. One for July 4th and one in September. I think we may be underestimating how fast people come back to flying. I was astonished when they told me this. I’m optimistic no one is going to have to go bankrupt.
Yeah it’s one thing to buy a ticket for months down the road. Some people buy tickets with thought that they are cheap and I can always cancel
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Old 03-29-2020, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 5and20 View Post
Yeah it’s one thing to buy a ticket for months down the road. Some people buy tickets with thought that they are cheap and I can always cancel
at least according to them it was trips they have don’t before and flights weren’t that much cheaper than normal. They also plan on going
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Old 03-31-2020, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT View Post
Warren Buffet has $100 billion cash on hand.

think he could take a major private?
Nope. How do you make a small fortune in aviation? Start with a big one.
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Old 03-31-2020, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT View Post
Warren Buffet has $100 billion cash on hand.

think he could take a major private?
delta American united ups fedex SWA spirit jetblue and frontier
all for 55 billion
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Old 03-31-2020, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Packrat View Post
Nope. How do you make a small fortune in aviation? Start with a big one.
that has historically been true but post 2008 there has been money made
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Old 03-31-2020, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
I personally don't touch airline stocks with a ten-foot pole, but that's because my job is just as potentially volatile as the stocks.
You could do the ESPP, get the 15% discount, and do an instant sell.
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Old 03-31-2020, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy View Post
You could do the ESPP, get the 15% discount, and do an instant sell.

SWA is only 10%


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Old 03-31-2020, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT View Post
that has historically been true but post 2008 there has been money made
And 96% of it has gone to stock buybacks. Imagine that.
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