Ray Neidl
Ray Neidl
cost fence low regional risky run sitter skeptical using
I think it's pretty risky what they're doing. I'm a real fence sitter here -- I'm real skeptical you can run a low cost carrier using regional jets.
lighten next run year
Long-term to me, ... is a year in this business. If we're going to have a recession, you should probably lighten up on your airlines, because they're still cyclical. But there has been a lot of restructuring in the airlines, the way they run their business. I think they will come through the next recession.
chance good northwest
There's a good chance (of a Northwest filing),
pressure
That will put more pressure on American and Continental to do the same.
airlines allow bet period strike
I will still bet there's no strike, one or the other. These airlines are too big to allow a strike for any period of time.
high leader strike union
From what the union leader said, they don't want a strike either. I still have high hopes.
driven extent fuel large prices
Fuel prices are up, and to a large extent we're being driven by fuel prices.
alaska believe
Right now, I still believe in the story of Alaska Airlines,
book bucks cut degree fuel helping large offset people percent revenue talking
To a large degree it (the cut in commissions) is helping offset the fuel prices. You're talking about some big bucks there. That's 3 percent of revenue to people who book 80 percent of your flights.
business came expecting key traffic weaker weakness
We were expecting weakness but it came even weaker than we feared. The key thing is business traffic is way off.
airline future government policy rethink
The government has to rethink its anti-trust policy on airline mergers. Otherwise, future liquidations are inevitable.
airline determined shows turn
It shows that they're determined to turn this airline around.
airline airlines deal fits goes industry nicely route system turn united
The US Airways route system fits very nicely with the United Airlines system. If this deal goes through, it would turn the airline industry on its head.
maximize openly profits stated trying
They've stated openly that they are trying to maximize profits out of that hub, so it would only go to figure.