Analysts call to short XJT...opinions?

[RP170]

Why do I bother... I swear it's like talking to my sisters kids.. And as for us losing more CO flying.... Just tell your brothers over at CHQ to keep up the stellar work.

Unfortunately stellar work is no longer a requirement (ie. Freedom, Mesa, TSA, CHQ, etc.) If it was, ACA, Air Wisconsin, and Comair would still be the leading carriers contract wise and performance wise in the regional industry.

 

[CaptainChris77]

The concessionary contract at AWAC *I THINK* is still better than XJET.

 

[RP170]

The concessionary contract at AWAC *I THINK* is still better than XJET.

Now prepare for a list of at least 5 ways in which the XJET contract is better. Come on XJET pilots! NO ONE says their contract is better than yours and gets away with it!

 

[Bushhatesyou]

Now prepare for a list of at least 5 ways in which the XJET contract is better. Come on XJET pilots! NO ONE says their contract is better than yours and gets away with it!

Grasping for straws aren't we? Shouldn't you be off spending those big bucks you make flying your E-jet? Oh wait.... nevermind.....

 

[Bushhatesyou]

Unfortunately stellar work is no longer a requirement (ie. Freedom, Mesa, TSA, CHQ, etc.) If it was, ACA, Air Wisconsin, and Comair would still be the leading carriers contract wise and performance wise in the regional industry.

With that I agree with you...

 

[RP170]

Grasping for straws aren't we? Shouldn't you be off spending those big bucks you make flying your E-jet? Oh wait.... nevermind.....

Ah yes. The standard E Jet pay comeback. Who's grasping at straws now?

 

[Bushhatesyou]

Ah yes. The standard E Jet pay comeback. Who's grasping at straws now?

I dunno.. You seemed to wanna talk contracts...

 

[rstev1955]

Awwww....CaptainChris deleted his post before I could respond to it.

I will admit that Air Wisconsin has one of the best contracts for a "regional" airline both in terms of compensation and work rules. However, ExpressJet equals or betters them in most work rules, and has them beat hands down in compensation (want to compare our charter pilots?).

Airline Pilot Central has pay data for this year. Our increases expand the difference in future years.

I'm done here.

 

[CaptainChris77]

Awwww....CaptainChris deleted his post before I could respond to it.

I will admit that Air Wisconsin has one of the best contracts for a "regional" airline both in terms of compensation and work rules. However, ExpressJet equals or betters them in most work rules, and has them beat hands down in compensation (want to compare our charter pilots?).

Airline Pilot Central has pay data for this year. Our increases expand the difference in future years.

I'm done here.

Our pay is increased every October---so who cares? As for your charter pilots... I don't care... if I wanted to fly charter I'd go to Netjets. I'm sick of the "Expressjet has the best contract in the industry" line that gets thrown around on here all the time. AWAC's contract is pretty good.... enough said... but I'm not gonna sit here and argue who's is better...

Now---you can go on and attack this post too tough guy

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I'm sick of the "Expressjet has the best contract in the industry" line that gets thrown around on here all the time.

Okay, so do you not have any specific points to support that it isn't?

 

[Andy Neill]

Take a look at the insider positions. None of them own more than $48,000 worth and all together they hold a total of $91,500. One of the officers sold 1/2 of his shares on 10 May. I'm guessing that they don't see XJT as a bargain at $6.10 or even at $5.65 ($0.64 above its all time low) where it was at the beginning of the month.

As for the number of analysts saying short vs long, there are 2 saying Hold, 3 saying Underperform and 2 saying sell. None are saying Outperform or Buy. [Not the 10:1 long/short ratio suggested by threegreen]

 

[Gr82Aviate]

Who puts "soon to be 757"?

Somebody who has claimed to fly for about half a dozen different airlines, and in reality works for none...

 

[Spinplate]

Analysts can only speculate and you always have to wonder who they are in bed with...literally. XJT moves 5% up or down throughout the day almost all the time. Airline stocks are risky right now, but if you did want to invest or try to speculate which way things are going..... buying calls/puts is the best way without a huge investment of capital. LUV (only airline stock i would buy right now) If these so called analysts truly knew that XJT would see 3$ anytime in the next year....do you really think they would be working for a living?

 

[flyboy06]

Exactly. Guess you've had to experience it to understand what we are trying to say. I do understand that not all of your aircraft are attempting to do branded flying but a large portion is.

A large portion? How is 18% of fleet a LARGE portion

205 for CAL, 10 in a CPA for Delta. 274-225 = 49 49/274 = 17.8%

Here is the current breakdown

205 CAL +3 XRs are staying until august (so its 208 until Aug-28-07)
10 Delta CPA
8 Delta Pro-rate
9 Charter
42 Branded

Now actually Branded flying only makes up 15% of the fleet....so it must be a large portion.

 

[Look70]

Nice break down flyboy.