The Fat Years for U.S. Airlines Are Coming to an End

So the companies made a lot of hay between the time the sun came out and the time the lease on the fields ended. Great for them. I obviously wasn't part of the pilot group when the bankruptcies hit, but I have a feeling I know where they'd tell the analysts to shove their "But the labor environment is what it is."

Also, they quoted the Spirit guy talking about legacy cost structures and networks. I'm not entirely sure that's kosher in the authoritative source department. I'm guessing he was using it as a juxtaposition to his own structure and the quote just got truncated.
 
They made a lot when oil fell. The smart ones used the windfall to streamline their operation. The dumb ones used it to buy back stock and pay a dividend.
 
Derg said:
All you guys are nice 'n trim? Ha!

Just like the 64 year old captains complaining about how old the flight attendants are. :)
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I’m doing ok, I can still button my blazer. Those 64 year old captains are usually just creepy all around.
 
High cost 50 seaters? I thought the 200 was very profitable and that's why it was still going?
 
wheelsup said:
The dumb ones used it to buy back stock and pay a dividend.
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Disagree: buybacks can be very smart if management believes the buyback program can yield better savings than any change in operations. It means less dividend mouths to feed and perhaps more company control of the board.

The Delta and Southwest buyback programs probably made sense. I’m not so sure about United.
 
NovemberEcho said:
I hear United invested in the UFC
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