Sh!++y operations control.

Here's how to tell if the company is actually performing poorly as stated: If said company is a U.S. airline, they are performing poorly.

Agreed...there is probably a need for some cost cutting but as previously stated I do not subsidize ineptitude and years of miss management. The day we get the bonus checks back from all the inept bozo's who ran this company into the ground I will consider a 1% permanent pay cut. OH WAIT we wouldn't need one if we had that money!

Let me rephrase...

At least he's honest in telling us we will NEVER see that money again.

FPTTLD!!!!!

Anyone hear more about those 5 new Q400s sitting in Toronto painted in United colors? I've seen them myself but no tail registration yet.

What investors? Financially strong individuals with investment acumen do not put money in airlines anymore. Let alone regional airlines. It will be a long, long time before big money comes back to the table in this industry outside of ownership and that has dwindled down to the ridiculously wealthy.

Any big investments come from using the company's money in the market or through the sale of corporate bonds. The terms of the bonds have nothing to do with union contracts. Those are simply risk factors in a 10k.

Look closer at the correlation between lowered employee pay and upper management bonuses.

I'd like to hear how they are going to lower the rent on the new corporate pad by shedding the Saab and Q flying. The fixed costs aren't going away, the Union better not give them any relief in a shrinking scenario. Why was the situation so dire in December? They wanted a resolution by the end of the year but here we are, just a few days from March. I don't believe anything they say. They can threaten me with BK all the want, it won't change my mind. If chapter 11 will fix all their problems like they are pretending then they would have done it already.

Just couldn't help yourself could you? Hasn't that already been beaten to death... move on.

Just another move out of the old management playbook. I believe this came from the chapter, "So You Want to Start a Sham Bankruptcy?". It's kind of like a firefighter starting a fire so they can run in and save the day. Except when Menke puts this man-made fire out, the stock price will jump and he'll have lower labor costs than some of his competitors, and management gets bonuses. God forbid he actually put his MBA to use and earn his $425,000/yr honestly.

What is so bad about asking? They are there it only makes sense to wonder if they are ours or not. They need to announce something eventualy.

I would have taken pictures.