Michael Boyd
Michael Boyd
contracts labor programs rush time
To rush into something wouldn't be prudent, ... It's going to take time to put maintenance programs together, labor contracts together.
costs expand high labor next order protect spread three
Southwest has to expand aggressively over the next two to three years because they've got to spread out their costs in order to keep their fares down. They have high labor costs and in order to protect their costs they have to put out more product.
achieved labor problem until
Delta's problem is not labor, it's debt. They have achieved labor cuts, and can achieve more because they have only two unions. But until they can restructure their debt, they are in big trouble.
job labor next northwest survive unions upside
Northwest can survive if they have to go into bankruptcy, ... These labor unions have to take it upside the head. Their next job will be at the Wal-Mart.
aware certainly checking news
We are certainly aware of the news and we are checking the information.
business days plan work
It was a business plan that didn't work 60 days after they started,
actual except financial stuck
Except for the financial barnacle stuck to their side, they're doing great. They had an actual profit.
actual except financial stuck
Except for the financial barnacle stuck to their side, they're doing great, ... They had an actual profit.
ambition cultural festivals stage
Our ambition is to stage one of the most significant cultural festivals of the year.
people
People say it will be like FedEx for people,
bankruptcy bottom mean unless
Bottom line? Unless you're a bankruptcy attorney, this isn't going to mean a thing to you.
issues number sure
At this point, the real issues are: Number one, making sure it comes out on time, and number two, there can't be any glitches in production.
accounting billion involves sorts
The $17 billion (loss) is meaningless because it involves all sorts of accounting issues.
additional decent denver flight grant plan service united wanting
The alternative for Denver is Frontier. I put the grant in because I thought I had a pretty decent plan to get additional service to the West. In the past, United has been pretty nonchalant about wanting to add another flight to that market.