Jake Brace
Jake Brace
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I suspect that the trial has spurred action on both sides,
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We think we're setting the standard for performance. If you see what people have done in other bankruptcies, they've obviously looked at our contracts and things like that as a yardstick to measure their own bankruptcy process.
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This validates our business plan and demonstrates that despite the fact that the industry environment has gotten tougher, the United business plan can attract even more all-debt exit financing than it could last winter.
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We've been pleased with that decision. We are obviously mindful of other carriers following in our footsteps.
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We did everything that we set out to do. We have to wait a couple of days to get the final order we need.
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We didn't think it would be $50 every year of the business plan. Clearly, in 2006 it's not going to be $50.
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Response to syndication of our exit facility is yet another validation of the substantial and sustainable improvements made during our restructuring.
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I think this is a much, much different United Airlines than the one that existed in 2002.
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Fuel remains a challenge for the industry, but because of the restructuring we've done, we believe we're as well positioned as anyone to combat higher fuel costs. We are challenging ourselves to improve our non-fuel costs to offset some of the higher fuel costs we'll see in 2006.
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We took the view early in the case that we were going to take full advantage of every opportunity that bankruptcy gives us to fix our situation, and we have done just that. We also took advantage of all of the opportunities to save costs that aren't necessary, enabled by the bankruptcy process.
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We look forward to working with our new independent auditors and we're eager to continue building our professional relationship.
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We look forward to confirming the (reorganization) plan next week and exiting bankruptcy next month ready to compete with the strongest carriers.
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We're going to resolve as many of these issues as we possibly can,
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We are a vastly different airline than we were in 2002,