Southwest 1st qtr!!

[flypmp]

Southwest 1st qtr profit $24 mil!!!!

Southwest reports $24 million first qtr profit excluding special items!!!! After special items $11 million profit!!! Good job!

 

[GuppyWN]

Congrats to my fellow Red Bellied Warriors. Gary said something about "modest capacity growth" later this year. Let's hope we've turned the corner on this period of no growth.

Gup

 

[Bobby Orr 4]

Hopefully you are correct Gup. Hopefully this is a good start to a variable pay raise Sept 1 and growth. Congrats to all SWA employees. Good news.

 

[OurMoney1]

Gary told CNN today that SWA to the Carribean and Mexico is a "transformation" they are looking at and one that Southwest has been readying for for the past 10 years.

Makes you say hhhhmmmmm, I just dont see 8 flights a day from BWI to STI or AUA.......their frequency model is gonna have to change. 12 times a day from BWI and MCO to SJU, yes but the other island stuff, not so much.

 

[northstar]

Gary told CNN today that SWA to the Carribean and Mexico is a "transformation" they are looking at and one that Southwest has been readying for for the past 10 years.

Makes you say hhhhmmmmm, I just dont see 8 flights a day from BWI to STI or AUA.......their frequency model is gonna have to change. 12 times a day from BWI and MCO to SJU, yes but the other island stuff, not so much.

It's a good thing you don't work for our schedule planning department! Read on swalife that we're bringing the new planes in the desert out at the end of April!

 

[Whataburger]

So, are unveiling "Florida One" tomorrow in Tampa?

SJU??

 

[OurMoney1]

It's a good thing you don't work for our schedule planning department! Read on swalife that we're bringing the new planes in the desert out at the end of April!

I still dont see 8 flights a day to STI or AUA.........the carribean just doesn't have that kind of capacity. It will be interesting to see what they do.

 

[Red Baron]

I still dont see 8 flights a day to STI or AUA.........the carribean just doesn't have that kind of capacity. It will be interesting to see what they do.

Agreed. I just hope that it is SWA flying those routes instead of a codeshare partner. Hopefully, Gary is gun shy now that the WestJet deal fell through. Regardless, it was great to see a profit today.

 

[shroomwell]

While a good job in the airline industry, it is a pathetic return on capital overall. I don't how long the entire industry can run like this, but it seems like forever.

 

[MILPILOT17]

While a good job in the airline industry, it is a pathetic return on capital overall. I don't how long the entire industry can run like this, but it seems like forever.

Depends on what kind of return you're looking for. Ask some of those investors who have thousands of shares what they are looking for and I bet you get a lot of different answers. Remember, greed will get you either real rich or real broke.

 

[Cardinal]

Depends on what kind of return you're looking for. Ask some of those investors who have thousands of shares what they are looking for and I bet you get a lot of different answers. Remember, greed will get you either real rich or real broke.

Nearly stagnant share price over the last 11 years? If I wanted zero ROI I'd buy T-bills.

 

[GuppyWN]

Stagnant if you look at then and now only. I've made a bundle on the swings!

Gup

 

[The Prussian]

While a good job in the airline industry, it is a pathetic return on capital overall. I don't how long the entire industry can run like this, but it seems like forever.

Yes...it does seem like forever...that right there is an astute observation!! So long as the government continues to prop up the weak players, the risk is reduced, and thus, so are the rewards. All players...even the stand-outs, are forced to compete with the propped up weaklings, ensuring that all are mired in a cess pool of mediocrity...everyone is equally miserable. Anyone had those feelings lately??? Oh...the humanity! I need a cup of coffee...

 

[GuppyWN]

You don't have to outrun the bear.

Gup

 

[MILPILOT17]

You don't have to outrun the bear.

Gup

I not only like it, I get it!

 

[Crucianpilot]

Where is STI?

 

[The Prussian]

You don't have to outrun the bear.

Gup

The bear...What bear??? He's the circus wrestling bear...declawed and muzzled. Everybody have a great time out there! uke: