United Airlines Reports Third-Quarter 2019 Performance & Earnings Call 16 Oct 2019
Oct 17, 2019, 7:39 am
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Not to wander into OMNI land, but I wonder how tightly UA is holding onto their collective breeches in the face of the up-to-the-deadline Brexit negotiations...I know London has long been a pivotal financial center, but this feels like something that could change that in the long run based on very near-term decisions. Feels like UA has made a big bet since they are committing all EWR/ORD-LHR flights on this high-cost bird.
Oct 17, 2019, 8:57 am
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UA has seemed nimble and smart to me in terms of deploying J heavy planes on the routes that have the premium traffic. Maybe it also helps they have some very premium heavy hubs like SFO and EWR that provide the flyers willing to pay for J. Not sure AA and DL have been as good, especially internationally.
Oct 17, 2019, 9:00 am
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UA has seemed nimble and smart to me in terms of deploying J heavy planes on the routes that have the premium traffic. Maybe it also helps they have some very premium heavy hubs like SFO and EWR that provide the flyers willing to pay for J. Not sure AA and DL have been as good, especially internationally.
Oct 18, 2019, 6:13 pm
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Also a convenient way to leave out EWR, which for all intents and purposes should be compared against everyone else at LGA/JFK.
Oct 18, 2019, 7:11 pm
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Oct 19, 2019, 9:21 am
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True that. Reminds me of Churchill’s quip that “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
Oct 19, 2019, 9:25 am
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I'd rather bet on London than Hong Kong.
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Oct 19, 2019, 9:27 am
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The phrase was popularized in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Several other people have been listed as originators of the quote, and it is often erroneously attributed to Twain himself.[1]