Mo cuts a' comin

[Barfbag]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airlines were up slightly early Tuesday as major-carrier executives at an analyst meeting in New York reiterated the benefits of falling oil prices and recommitted themselves to cutting more seat capacity as needed.............

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airlines were up slightly early Tuesday as major-carrier executives at an analyst meeting in New York reiterated the benefits of falling oil prices and recommitted themselves to cutting more seat capacity as needed.............

GOOD !!!

And on an (somewhat) Unrelated matter,................BA is pursuing QANTAS in a Merger !!
That's "another GOOD" for AA, down the road.
(Now if we could just figure out a way to get JAL into the mix........BINGO !!, then who would give a SHET...What the other airlines of the world do) !!!

 

[FrequentFlierCA]

Doesn't BA still own a 25% stake in Qantas? A merger there would not be all that surprising. I think SQ also owns a stake in QF though, so that would be something they'd have to work out.

I don't see any problem with BA acquiring IB, QF and other, smaller European carriers to become a "mega carrier". In reality they will have to do this just to survive, since LH is on a buying spree (LX, BD and perhaps OS next?)

As for impact on AA, there will be very little in the short term. As we all know, rules governing foreign ownership of US carriers are extremely strict.

 

[FWAAA]

Doesn't BA still own a 25% stake in Qantas? A merger there would not be all that surprising. I think SQ also owns a stake in QF though, so that would be something they'd have to work out.

According to this article, BA sold the QF stake in 2004:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081202/business_us...antas.html?.v=4

 

[FrequentFlierCA]

According to this article, BA sold the QF stake in 2004:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081202/business_us...antas.html?.v=4

Thanks, couldn't remember. Opening a new tab and doing a quick Google search was too much to ask of me pre-coffee. :blink:

 

[FWAAA]

Here's a story about AA's drop in traffic and reports that AMR could cut more capacity next year if things get worse/don't improve:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081202/amr_outlook.html?.v=2

 

[LGA Fleet Service]

Local management is already talking about additional cuts in flights and manpower here.

Supposedly the "It's working in STL" idea has caught the eye of management and now they're fantasizing that a three man gate crew will UCLA on the gates.Good luck with that.

What are they going to cut next? The few flights we have at LGA that don't go to MIA, DFW or ORD?

 

[TWU informer]

Union Leaders in Tulsa said yesterday that 2010 brings 3000 surplus TWU.

 

[TIME FOR CHANGE]

Union Leaders in Tulsa said yesterday that 2010 brings 3000 surplus TWU.

Maybe then we could get rid of the twu. 3000 less twu supporters 2010 cant get here fast enough

 

[DFWFSC]

We heard DFW will take a big hit again in early 2009....A lot more flights cut and lot's of layoffs. Also heard about another VRB coming soon as well??

 

[Kev3188]

Supposedly the "It's working in STL" idea has caught the eye of management and now they're fantasizing that a three man gate crew will UCLA on the gates.Good luck with that.

What's "UCLA?"

 

[MCI transplant]

What's "UCLA?"

<_< ------"University of California at Los Angeles"! 🙄

 

[LGA Fleet Service]

What's "UCLA?"

Unload,Clean,Load Aircraft.


I look forward to doling out delays on MIA when we're dumping 200 bags,then schlepping upstairs to attempt to clean a trashed 757 with three people, then schlepping back downstairs to load 200 bags and a couple of tons of mail.


Good times.

 

[SkydrolJunkie]

<_< ------"University of California at Los Angeles"! 🙄

Doh

 

[MCI transplant]

🙄

Doh