Recent content by nwa_dc10

Oh-kay, I think I understand now. UAL is in the mess it's in because the rest of the industry didn't keep up with their outrageous labor contracts; did I get it right this time? If so, I suppose you're one of those people who think the industry's problems will be solved when the JetBlues and...

That was then, this is now. Yes, but while UAL was flying mostly-empty widebodies into Asia during the SARS crisis, NWA was adjusting capacity to match demand by placing the aforementioned A320s on certain routes. Now, which is a better idea? Yes, I was aware of that. However, all of these...

With the exception of a certain USAirways pilot, I don't think anyone on this board actually wants UAL to fail. Rather, they just want to make sure that as long as UAL does survive it doesn't drag the industry down with it.

And your point is? Just because NWA flies the same type of aircraft as UA doesn't mean their management is equally incompetent (I think most observers would agree that's hardly the case). Yes, NWA did take delivery of two new 747-400s in 2002, bringing their -400 fleet to 16 (as opposed to...

Where did you get this information? Can you quote a source? Regardless, it proves that network airlines (at least the ones Wall Street believes will survive the current downturn) continued to have access to capital post-9/11. Last I checked, UA had 96 757s, out of a total fleet of 532...

Using that logic, where's AA's loan? DL, NW? Hell, why doesn't every airline apply? If I understand you correctly, you seem to be implying that UA needs the loan because airlines’ access to capital dried-up after 9/11. Perhaps, but why then has NW (another “legacy†carrier) been able...

IMHO, the problem is as follows. The ATSB was set-up to help airlines recover from the effects of 9/11. That's all well and good, but that was almost three years ago; United's current problems are about 1% 9/11-related and 99% due to bad business decisions. If UA were to get the loan, it...

Have you noticed that the airlines that have "restructured" their wage scales are reporting significantly lower 1Q losses than NWA? To quote the Borg, "resistance is futile."

My guess is that if/when F9 pulls out of LAX-MSP, NWA will cut DEN-LAX. We'll see.

I dont' believe NWA has taken any A330-200s yet. The next two deliveries are -300s, and the first -200 is scheduled to arrive mid-July.

Does anybody have the actual news article, press release, or anything else substantiating this? I'm a little dubious of anything that comes out of AFA these days.

I think NW has proved over and over again "we don't play well with others," and this is no exception.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't people been saying roughly the same thing about Southwest for years? And yet, even with pay scales compareble the "legacy" carriers, Southwest continues to be profitable. IMHO, JetBlue (and AirTran, Frontier, etc.) could raise their pay scales to the same...

Just curious. What percentage of the entire AFA membership is UA F/As? I suspect losing them would be a huge blow to AFA.

That does seem odd, especially since the NWA codeshare on "interport" routes from NRT should increase demand for the ATL-NRT flight. Regarding your other questions, I did a couple of queries on DL's website for ATL-HKG itineraries around 7/1/2004. All of the results required at least two...