OK, so what was the all-time high of UAL's stock? 100+? Let's see some stock values today-- NWA 6.75, LUV 13.02, AMR 3.26, CAL 6.92, AWA 2.00, USAIR 2.45, DAL 10.40, UAL 1.16, JBLU 28.53. I think regardless of stock value, we need to value the fact that the LCCs of SWA, ATA, Airtran, Frontier, Spirit and Jetblue are set up better to weather the storm of a sluggish economy or war. The new business model is here for aviation, just like the days are gone for the steam locomotives-- life as we know it for the major airlines' old ways of doing business are gone! As for Mr. Neeleman, I think the backing he received financially to start an airline from scratch to what it is today, 3 years later, is proof that there are those out there that believe you CAN make money in the airline industry. Mr. Neeleman is the CEO of Jetblue Airways, he's a great family man and a man with great ideas about bringing humanity back to the airline industry. He's a great leader and motivator. But the success comes from the 4000+ outstanding crewmembers that deliver the jetBlue experience every day-- we'll be celebrating our 3 year anniversary on Feb 8 with parties in four different JB cities. So, yes, Mr. Neeleman can throw pretty good parties-- last year 1500+ crewmembers showed up in NYC for our 2nd anniversary and it was a blast!!!
