XO Jet

[X-Wind]

I heard FLOPs is buying XO. Really, I did hear that.

Lets all hope that is just a rumour.....

No offense Flop's!

 

[jonjuan]

Lets all hope that is just a rumour.....

No offense Flop's!

I heard FX was a buyin' a XO, buoyooooo......

 

[ProFracPilot]

No offense Flop's!

None taken.

Just don't be lulled into thinking that our little segment of the air travel industry will avoid (further) consolidation. The only question is: who's gonna be zommin' who?

Ricci loves doing deals. He guided FlOps through one merger (without debating whether or not the RTA / FlOps merger was a success, I'm sure the experience he gained in the process will prove invaluable for the next one). Also, look at what he put together in the time he was away from FlOps - first with Mercury, then the Atlantic deal. Both were financial home runs for him. And now he's back in the captain seat that he never wanted to leave, with a new vision to grow the company he founded. Our near-term growth won't be organic, and the pockets here are deeper than many realize. With funding available, and assuming we get our CBA ratified, I predict we'll announce an acquisition (not a merger) before the end of the year.

 

[X-rated]

I heard FLOPs is buying XO. Really, I did hear that.

What you MISHEARD is that Flops is buying XO's used airplanes when we retire them.

 

[ProFracPilot]

What you MISHEARD is that Flops is buying XO's used airplanes when we retire them. True story...

Did XO buy all of their X's new? When do you retire them? 5 years?

 

[dc9]

So you deserve a job fair for your pilots? I guess you are the only pilots who can figure this charter pilot stuff out. I guess the 950 furloughed United pilots wouldn't be able to figure it out. I guess the 177 AirTran pilots couldn't either, or even the 150 Midwest. How about the Spirit, US Airways, American or USA 3000, could they be deserving of a job fair?

I love when people go through their first furlough and they all of a sudden demand the world. Been through it 5 times and all I got was a discount on Air Inc.

How about the 657 ABX pilots? No one's putting on a special job fair just for us.

 

[NoBathroom]

And the Frontier pilots...this will be my second furlough and no one has ever done me any favors.

 

[t-bone]

Did XO buy all of their X's new? When do you retire them? 5 years?

Yes, all new, straight from the factory. We have only had one airplane reach the 5 year mark...and it's now part of the Flight Options fleet. The next oldest airplane is about 4.5 years old, so we'll see what happens in a few months. Most of our fleet is less than 2 years old.

 

[Myster79]

What you MISHEARD is that Flops is buying XO's used airplanes when we retire them.

You couldn't be a zit on our ass.

 

[Myster79]

Yes, all new, straight from the factory. We have only had one airplane reach the 5 year mark...and it's now part of the Flight Options fleet. The next oldest airplane is about 4.5 years old, so we'll see what happens in a few months. Most of our fleet is less than 2 years old.[/quote

You need a real job...