Michael Boyd
Michael Boyd
business days plan work
It was a business plan that didn't work 60 days after they started,
change plan refused work
Their plan didn't work after the first 30 days, but they refused to change it,
coast east feed flights less north shove south traffic west work
They have to recast what they're doing on the East Coast because it doesn't work any more, ... They have to shove more of their flights to feed their East to West traffic and less flights between North to South traffic.
aware certainly checking news
We are certainly aware of the news and we are checking the information.
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.
airlines frontier fuel losing oil problems profitable stayed talking today wing year
Frontier Airlines is already losing money. JetBlue and AirTran are on the edge, and Southwest, had it not hedged fuel, would be losing money. Anything with a wing has problems with today's fuel prices. But if oil had stayed where it was a year ago, like we thought it would, we'd be talking today about how profitable the airlines are today.
airline belongs carriers future legacy
Fundamentally, the airline is obscenely strong. The future belongs to legacy carriers like United.