Are you sure things aren't bad at NJ too?

[fischman]

Ummmm, yeah. And if it doesn't get any colder outside, it stands a good chance to get warmer. But if it does get colder, then it probably won't get warmer...

Holy crap!!!

Exactly...

 

[Fozzy]

Well its -10 here this morning, truck won't start (forgot to plug it in) sled will start (that I plugged in)

Doh

Already did 50 miles today. What a perfect day.

This winter has been one of the best in recent memory. Got to love this global warming!

 

[Diesel]

I'm headed to canada, going to try and help out our brothers to the north put their children through college.

 

[Fozzy]

I'm headed to canada, going to try and help out our brothers to the north put their children through college.

Just lock the sled up tight. They can get a whole semester from parting out your sled.

Old Forge first week of Feb for me! Can not wait.

 

[gunfyter]

This is what you do right before asking for concessions from Pilots

Warren Buffett Is Close to Buying Regional Airport in Frankfurt
[SIZE=-1]Bloomberg - 3 hours ago[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]21 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is close to buying the Egelsbach airport in Frankfurt, Germany, through his business-jet venture ...
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Questions 19?:laugh:

 

[jonjuan]

Highly profitable company threatens layoffs

Microsoft, considered one of the best managed companies in the world with profits in the Billions and sitting on $25 Billion in cash is expected to announce layoffs. With your logic, if they layoff, they shouldn't be spending money elsewhere.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50J7QN20090121

I wonder what Buffet and Gates are discussing here?
http://activewin.com/articles/2007/9.shtml
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is expected to post a quarterly profit that misses its own target and announce thousands of job cuts this week as the global economic slump hurts even the technology industry's biggest players.
When the leading software maker reports fiscal second quarter results on Thursday, investors are likely to press for comments on its outlook and on Yahoo Inc, whose search business has been the object of Microsoft's desires.
The report comes against a backdrop of a wounded global economy that has stifled demand for everything from personal computers to business software and video games, all markets in which Microsoft is a significant player.
"All eyes are on the forecast," said Jefferies & Co analyst Katherine Egbert. "Expectations for the guidance are pretty low."
Analysts on average put Microsoft's profit at 49 cents a share for the quarter ended December 31, which includes a U.S. holiday shopping season that has been called the worst in at least four decades. The Redmond, Washington-based company had forecast a per-share profit of 51 cents to 53 cents for the quarter.
Wall Street is looking for quarterly revenue of $17.1 billion, according to Reuters Estimates, also short of Microsoft's own target of $17.3 billion to $17.8 billion.
Egbert says she expects Microsoft to report sales of its Windows software for PCs and laptops to drop 3 percent from a year earlier, making it the toughest quarter in eight years. She blames the shortfall on weak consumer sales, noting that businesses have yet to cut back as much as retail shoppers.
Wall Street's expectations for Microsoft's performance for its fiscal year ending in June 2009 have declined since it last reported results three months ago.
Analyst forecasts for full-year net income have dropped 10 percent to $17.77 billion, while revenue projections are down 4.4 percent at $63.68 billion, according to Reuters Estimates.
POSSIBLE JOB CUTS
With an eye on reducing costs, Microsoft is widely expected to announce that it will cut jobs, following similar moves by other tech firms, including AT&T Inc, Dell Inc, Motorola Inc and Advance Micro Devices Inc.
"Checks indicate that Microsoft is likely to engage in headcount reductions to the tune of 6,000 to 8,000 employees or 6 percent to 8 percent of its 95,000 workforce," said McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Sid Parakh. "Our checks also revealed some speculation over the potential for a second round of cuts in some groups sometime later in the year."

 

[gunfyter]

Some posters on this board seem almost like vultures ... watching and wishing for the demise of other people's careers and companies.

I have a lot of posts on this board but I don't think I have posted negative information on the health of other people's companies. Except maybe that they'd be better off with a union.

Yes, by my logic, NJ has no intention of seeking concessions or furloughs ... while purchasing an airport in Germany.... Nor would we agree to concessions.

 

[jehtplane]

Some posters on this board seem almost like vultures ... watching and wishing for the demise of other people's careers and companies.

I have a lot of posts on this board but I don't think I have posted negative information on the health of other people's companies. Except maybe that they'd be better off with a union.

Yes, by my logic, NJ has no intention of seeking concessions or furloughs ... while purchasing an airport in Germany.... Nor would we agree to concessions.

No offense, but you guys do tend use FI as your personal gloat site. I you guys are gonna do that as much as you do than you should be able to take a little heat. Besides if your company is so great and you have absolutely nothing to worry about and NJ is king than why care what some posters on FI think? How many threads or posts on FI are about NJ's?

Vanity, definitely my favorite sin........

 

[gunfyter]

No offense, but you guys do tend use FI as your personal gloat site. I you guys are gonna do that as much as you do than you should be able to take a little heat. Besides if your company is so great and you have absolutely nothing to worry about and NJ is king than why care what some posters on FI think? How many threads or posts on FI are about NJ's?

Vanity, definitely my favorite sin........

Jeht, I am talking about ME... not "Us guys".

And by the way ... go back 4 to 5 years on this board....

You will see "US guys" took massive Sh!t from the Many .... Relentlessly. Go ahead and look at threads in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

I think some of US ... may still be in the "Serve them Crow" mode. But I am not in that mode.

But yes... our company is great. I am not presently worried nor do I care what FI posters think. I just wanted to point out that certain people are being pr!cks. Including some of "us".

I don't understand people taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. After all, the health of the company has much less to do with me or you ... than the competency of our respective company managements.

I am not in management and I take neither credit nor blame for the success or failures of their decisions.

 

[CALRepublic]

Some posters on this board seem almost like vultures ... watching and wishing for the demise of other people's careers and companies.

Yes 100% correct.

There are many people, a few on this site (we all know who they are) who would like nothing more than to see us go down the sh**ter... Netjets is hated by many, for many reasons... NJA, and Southwest are like the Yankees of flying, everybody against us.

 

[fob727]

But yes... our company is great

This too...shall pass:beer:

 

[CALRepublic]

No offense, but you guys do tend use FI as your personal gloat site. I you guys are gonna do that as much as you do than you should be able to take a little heat. Besides if your company is so great and you have absolutely nothing to worry about and NJ is king than why care what some posters on FI think? How many threads or posts on FI are about NJ's?

Vanity, definitely my favorite sin........

1- "how many threads about NJ"? Do a search, and you'll notice that a good portion of those threads were started by people trying to get info about NJ.

2- "Our company is so great"- I am so sick of hearing this bulls***t, and it really pisses me off. You guys act like we come on here and say "our company is great" or like that other thread "are you sure nothing is wrong with NJ", I've never seen an NJA guy come in here and say "I'm sure nothing is wrong at NetJets".

I have a question for you-
-Do you want me to apologize for NJA not furlouging??

When CS, FLOPS and Xojet announced furloughs, we came here and offered support, what else do you want us to do??

 

[ArtVandalay]

I'm sorry but, I'm gonna have to agree here. I'm absolutely sick of you NJ guys in the FBO's. I know it's not all of you but, a good majority (sorry). The vanity and attitude amongst you is getting old. I don't wish layoffs on you or anyone but, I don't see how your current model can survive in this market. Too many of you sitting in FBO's all day all over the country. Last week I hit 4-5 FBO's in one day and there were at least 4 crews at each one sitting standby--AND complaining about crew meals. Be appreciative not arrogant. The candle that shines the brightest....

 

[CA1900]

I'm sorry but, I'm gonna have to agree here. I'm absolutely sick of you NJ guys in the FBO's.

There are over 3000 of us. Get used to it.

The vanity and attitude amongst you is getting old.

We're not here to impress you. We're here to be available for our owners.

I don't wish layoffs on you or anyone but, I don't see how your current model can survive in this market. Too many of you sitting in FBO's all day all over the country.

We're on salary. We're paid whether we're at the airport or not. From a business point of view, doesn't it make sense to have crews available with their airplanes?

... complaining about crew meals. Be appreciative not arrogant....

Our company pays good money for crew meals; outrageous money, in some cases. But they're a necessity if we're to be available at the airport. More often than not, they're fine; sometimes, they're even great, like the stuff I got in PHX this week.

But sometimes, they're terrible, and we have a real problem when a caterer takes our money and doesn't provide us what we're paying for. Take this, for example:

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9579/img0102wo3.jpg

That's supposed to be a panini; it's a hot dog bun burned on the grill. It was completely inedible. If you ordered a panini at a restaurant and they brought that to you, would you just smile and be appreciative?

Exactly.

 

[fly4funcrj]

Let me guess...rudy's? or stevies? lol