Oil Not Management Will End This Airline + Others

[Fatherknowsbest]

Boeing 787, what if MANAGEMENT had hedged fuel at least half the time in the last 8 years. They chose not to. They had a fuel hedge of 1/4 for one of the eight years. Almost never any other time.

I do hold them DIRECTLY Resonsible for their stupidity. I used to email the CEO's each year (starting with WOLF) asking if they were going to hedge fuel for the next year.

We know what the answer always was. DO not trouble us, we are looking at the BIGGER picture!

 

[autofixer]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...il_050401231928

Okay management, here is a heads up. People will be driving less this summer with gasoline prices this high. Market this fact: It is cheaper to fly than drive. Plan on increased demand to certain destinations and price accordingly.

 

[delldude]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...il_050401231928

Okay management, here is a heads up. People will be driving less this summer with gasoline prices this high. Market this fact: It is cheaper to fly than drive. Plan on increased demand to certain destinations and price accordingly.

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average joe is going to be up against the wall paying for all the price increased goods due to oil spikes....stay home kind of result...... depression/recession..

 

[autofixer]

I know. I am in the automotive industry. My business was off over 60% the weeks of 3-19 abd 3-26. People were not driving...if you don't drive your car, it is not broken. This past week was fantastic, as average joe finally figured out that after 2 weeks at home, he had to start driving, or lose his job or starve to death. Driving locally is a neccessity in most of the USA. Flying is not (For most of the USA). You must show joe that it is a good idea to fly this summer or he will stay home and drive locally and make me rich. <_<

The point is, average joe will go to Disneyland if he can be shown that it is cheaper to fly...otherwise he will stay home this summer. It is an opportunity to be capitalized on. Watch Southwest do it if U do not.

The more I think about it, this is a golden marketing opportunity. "Don't drive, fly. Just do it!" Fly to Walley world, cuises, San Fran, NYC, BOS, The Caribbean ...places you can walk when you get there and love it!

Don't just sit around and cry about the situation. Act on it. There is a silver lineing in this cloud too! B)

 

[Harry Callahan]

autofixer, some one in the palace should read your post.

 

[SpinDoc]

As you probably already know, the Sep & Oct futures contracts for light sweet crude are over $59/bbl.

Jim

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IRRATIONAL speculation by investors.
That's all it is, and nothing else. There
isn't a single futures contract that can
go up in price indefinitely. Look for
prices to moderate in the next 30 days.

 

[USA320Pilot]

There are three things in play. Fundamentals with supply and demand, technical analysis, and speculation.

In regard to to fundamentals ckick here.

From a techincal perspective, regardless of the indicator, the commodity futures contract is over bought. SpinDoc's comments about Speculator's is accurate. Remember the NASDAQ?

Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[700UW]

Talk Suspended

OPEC suspended March 29 talks about boosting its oil quota by 1.8 percent to 28 million barrels a day after prices dropped because of a buildup in U.S. oil stockpiles. Crude oil for May delivery rose $1.87, or 3.4 percent, to $57.27 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest close since trading began in 1983.

 

[LGA Fleet Service]

I'd like to see someone take a long hard look at Goldman Sachs and the "Super Spike" comments they published the other day.

Oddly enough oil had been falling much of the week until Goldman opened up their mouths and panic ensued, and oil is back on the rise.

Good to be one of the largest traders in crude futures on the NYMEX apparently...

 

[Flufdriver]

Boys, we are watching "Politics" at it's finest!!!!

 

[autofixer]

There was a problem at a refinery in Venezuela. We have an extremely fragile cude supply situation these days, as most refineries are running at over 90% capacity in a continuous basis. The market will correct the problem by reducing demand for crude.

At least the coal fields where I live are booming. CSX cannot train enough train engineers to meet demand. They are bringing mothballed coal hopper cars back to service to try and meet demand, but there are not enough locomotives and crews to move them. Job opportunities!

 

[Seatacus]

I'd like to see someone take a long hard look at Goldman Sachs and the "Super Spike" comments they published the other day.

Oddly enough oil had been falling much of the week until Goldman opened up their mouths and panic ensued, and oil is back on the rise.

Good to be one of the largest traders in crude futures on the NYMEX apparently...

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Their comments echo loudly in the marketplace....could be their wishful thinking is that oil prices do go higher. Anyone care to surmise what their agenda is? In all cases just follow the money. <_<

 

[Kev3188]

..... CSX cannot train enough train engineers to meet demand. They are bringing mothballed coal hopper cars back to service to try and meet demand, but there are not enough locomotives and crews to move them. Job opportunities!

[post="260243"][/post]​

Same story out here...Lots of spots to be filled, not enough people to fill them.

 

[USA320Pilot]

LGA Fleet Service:

I agree with your last post that was well written.

Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[delldude]

Same story out here...Lots of spots to be filled, not enough people to fill them.

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long days away from home and loved ones.......