Originally Posted by ToiletDuck

If I'm wrong let me know. I was temporarily based in Houston and some of the Captains I flew with there were talking about it. On our end it looks like CHQ wants the CRJs gone by 2009. Look at the calender that's not too far. The ERJs are all supposedly moving to Cleveland to cover continental flying there which leaves a gap in IAH flying. They were saying, pretty definitively though we all know how rumors work, that Continental wanted the jets on lease back and as part of the contract they had to pay a 25% premium on them to keep them. This was from a few people so who knows. It's all one big rumor mill. Would be worth checking in too if you have a way over there. I'd be interested to see what you find. If what I stated ends up being wrong I apologize. So that's what I've heard, if what you've heard is different lets roll it out there.

I understand the startup cost bit. Make no mistake I'm not bashing XJT. Nothing to do with me working for one company thinking it's any better than the next. Strictly talking from a money point of view about numbers and numbers only. I currently own stock in XJT and when I get the annual report I'll have a little more to report on with hard figures.

PS where've you been and how's that fancy new ride runnin?

Originally Posted by Captainchris87

Capt chris what do you think of LEND? do you think their merger will go through with Loan Star Financial? If so its a good way to at least double your profits since their expected stock price after the merger is 15.10. its now selling for 6.07. But its one of the companies that has the higest volume this week.

Originally Posted by Captainchris87

It may be a bit off topic but does anyone in here notice that Airlien stocks is at its lowest in september and then doubles through the second quarter of the next year?

also Capt chris what do you think of LEND? do you think their merger will go through with Loan Star Financial? If so its a good way to at least double your profits since their expected stock price after the merger is 15.10. its now selling for 6.07. But its one of the companies that has the higest volume this week.

Originally Posted by mking84

Also in a related item. Ornstein can go suck a big one for his comments yesterday blaming his poor performance as a CEO and human being on XJTs continuted success and development. We sure love hiring his pilots and so do the likes of SKW, and REP.....lets keep that going.

Originally Posted by captchris

LEND is bleeding money... so they will get taken over. Insider trading indicates that all of the insider transactions are "sell, sell, sell." Which to me doesn't make too much sense--because if I was LEND, I'd be buying up all the shares of my stock that I could at ~$6.10/share, then taking loanstar up on their offer at $15. I think that Lonestar is going to get them in Sept. from what I've looked at in the reports, documents, blogs, etc. Check out this video as well--he does a pretty good job summing up the finer points of the deal and why it will happen.
http://videoplayer.thestreet.com/?cl...sh&bitrate=300

Originally Posted by Captainchris87

err market got hit hard today? howd you make 8? which company?

and I certinly appl helps me....and the LEND merger goes through but they delayed their 1 and 2 Q income statement realse to next week I wonder why?. as of now im at a loss also what airline do you fly for? or how far along are you, and are you also on JC?

Originally Posted by captchris

I work for AWAC---biggest gains as far as stock $$$ on CMG---Chipotle Mexican Grill (still haven't sold yet, waiting for it to go to $120/share) I bought just after the IPO in Feb 06'. Drop me a PM--yeah I am on JC as well. Where do you work?