AA Coming to Love

[FurloughedTwice]

Originally Posted by FurloughedTwice
if AA had a "successful fuel hedging business",.........If AA can fill their first class seats

If if and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a wonderful Christmas.

That's pretty clever but I guess you didn't read the first part of the post, either that or you just wanted to share that cute little rhyme with everyone.

If you re-read the post you will see the following words in there.

Just hypothetically speaking, of course,/ I realize this isn't the case and may never be QUOTE]

 

[canyonblue]

Oh, you mean like.........

Just hypothetically speaking, of course,/ I realize this isn't the case and may never be but..............

If the Wright Amendment wasn't there, and a couple of Airlines had went out of business, and other airlines raised their ticket prices to a level where they actually MADE money, fuel hedging wouldn't even be a topic because we would have made so much money we would have to use Brinks trucks to carry it to the bank every hour.

 

[FurloughedTwice]

Oh, you mean like.........

Just hypothetically speaking, of course,/ I realize this isn't the case and may never be but..............

If the Wright Amendment wasn't there, and a couple of Airlines had went out of business, and other airlines raised their ticket prices to a level where they actually MADE money, fuel hedging wouldn't even be a topic because we would have made so much money we would have to use Brinks trucks to carry it to the bank every hour.

Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Except for the part about the Wright Amendment and a couple Airlines going out of business and raising ticket prices and fuel hedging wouldn't even be a topic, and oh yeah, the Brinks trucks. But other than that you are spot on. :laugh:

 

[Hamburgler]

Interesting move, will be fun to watch no matter which way the WA goes. Lucky break for consumers too - more flights, more options and head to head *airline* competition!

 

[Palomino]

chest thump
chest thump
chest thump

just participating in the gibberish

as a side note...how successful has SWA been in driving Continental Express out of Love Field?

 

[Sluggo_63]

disregard

 

[Mugs]

It'll be fun to watch their go-arounds from the slam dunks into the 13s....again, too.

Better than smacking it on halfway down the runway at 181 knots, right?

 

[canyonblue]

Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Except for the part about the Wright Amendment and a couple Airlines going out of business and raising ticket prices and fuel hedging wouldn't even be a topic, and oh yeah, the Brinks trucks. But other than that you are spot on. :laugh:

Ok then, I get what you're sayin'.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

chest thump
chest thump
chest thump

just participating in the gibberish

as a side note...how successful has SWA been in driving Continental Express out of Love Field?

I don't think that it has ever been a goal at SWA to drive anybody out of Love Field. The airplanes fly wherever they will make money.

 

[Hose A. Jiminez]

Better than smacking it on halfway down the runway at 181 knots, right?

1000 to 1 Swa has a better safety record than your airline.

 

[Mugs]

Maybe you do. I can tell you my airline helped you guys out in that regard a few years ago by aborting a takeoff at 120 kts and taking evasive action in thick fog at ONT as a result of your back taxi on the wrong parallel runway with no lights on. I realize that none of us can cast stones on the safety issue -- we have all had our share of screw ups (some well known, others not). That is why I dropped a hint to your arrogant comrade that seems to have forgotten that fact.

 

[RSRVWINDSURFR]

chest thump


as a side note...how successful has SWA been in driving Continental Express out of Love Field?

Actually, Continental Express was successful in driving SWA out of the DAL-IAH route.

BTW, could any SWA guys add a letter of rec to their flame coming my way?

 

[canyonblue]

Maybe you do. I can tell you my airline helped you guys out in that regard a few years ago....

And Usairways helped you guys out a few years ago in PVD, blah blah blah

 

[Mugs]

Exactly, now we've got that straight.

 

[Palomino]

my weiner dog is bigger than your dog's weiner

 

[SWA/FO]

Sounds like you helped yourself out by "getting out of the way".....

 

[cipolini]

"chest thump
chest thump
chest thump

just participating in the gibberish

as a side note...how successful has SWA been in driving Continental Express out of Love Field?"


Ummm, we have not tried to run Continental Express out of Love Field. I liked to get their flights up to CLE, so personally, I'm sad they cut those out after 9/11.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Maybe you do. I can tell you my airline helped you guys out in that regard a few years ago by aborting a takeoff at 120 kts and taking evasive action in thick fog at ONT as a result of your back taxi on the wrong parallel runway with no lights on.

Yeah, and wasn't there a professional radio call to the effect of "Southwest, you're toast"?

Anyway, nobody got hurt, no metal got bent, and nobody was "toasted." Thats really what we're all glad for....right?

Tejas

 

[The Prussian]

I'd say drop the knives and go back to the candy and nuts...