Airline Consultant says "United to announce massive flight cuts and layoffs"
May 30, 2008 | 6:49 am
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May 30, 2008 | 6:51 am
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May 30, 2008 | 7:12 am
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Couldn't UA cut down on hub-hub frequency and substitute bigger planes - i.e., 1 747 for 2 320s SFO-IAD? Granted the 320 has a bit less than 1/2 the capacity of a 747, so 2 don't = 1, but it's close and you cut down on a bunch of crew since you don't have 2 full iterations. I'm at 60k with DEQM and with no flights booked the rest of the year, 1K's going to be tough.
May 30, 2008 | 7:34 am
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I read a FULL 747 was the most fuel efficient way to fly. However Boeing was saying that 
perhaps trying to get someone to buy 747 rather than the 380's
perhaps trying to get someone to buy 747 rather than the 380's
May 30, 2008 | 7:37 am
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080530/ual_merger.html?.v=1
"size the business appropriately"
Tilton is giving us the heads up
"size the business appropriately"
Tilton is giving us the heads up
May 30, 2008 | 7:44 am
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Me thinks 1k is the best seat in the house when the chips start to fall. Working my tail of to secure it thru 01/10
May 30, 2008 | 7:51 am
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Well, hopefully the ones who are at work that day are happy they still have jobs, and not bitter about the economy of the airline industry.
NAAaahhhhh, the bitterness shall prevail...
May 30, 2008 | 7:59 am
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). We all may be doing a lot less traveling in 2008, 2009...
May 30, 2008 | 8:01 am
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cuts could be 100%
United is losing so much money that there is a distinct possibility that it could eventually just go away. So there is always the risk that the cuts could be 100%. It is hard to imagine how United is going to be able to survive without another trip to the bankruptcy court, and perhaps they could use that to reorganize into something that is not a red ink machine. But there is always the probability this wont be successful and United will cease to be.
May 30, 2008 | 8:04 am
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United is losing so much money that there is a distinct possibility that it could eventually just go away. So there is always the risk that the cuts could be 100%. It is hard to imagine how United is going to be able to survive without another trip to the bankruptcy court, and perhaps they could use that to reorganize into something that is not a red ink machine. But there is always the probability this wont be successful and United will cease to be.
May 30, 2008 | 8:08 am
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United is losing so much money that there is a distinct possibility that it could eventually just go away. So there is always the risk that the cuts could be 100%. It is hard to imagine how United is going to be able to survive without another trip to the bankruptcy court, and perhaps they could use that to reorganize into something that is not a red ink machine. But there is always the probability this wont be successful and United will cease to be.
May 30, 2008 | 8:51 am
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These bankers were very smart, so perhaps a few might offer financing to UA.
They could always package the loan send it around the world to other very smart bankers.
May 30, 2008 | 8:53 am
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May 30, 2008 | 8:57 am
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Maybe UA will sell some A320s to JetBlue. They scaled back orders of new 320s this year...'lightly used' ones might be up their alley.