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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:22 PM Original message |
Delta and United discuss merger |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Delta's trying to be a national airline has cost them so much over the last 25 years |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. "regional carrier"? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Well call and have them stop the talks, Delta is fine with it's national strategy on it's own |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. What's wrong with what they're doing now, exactly? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. If they are making enough money doing it that people don't want to buy them up, I guess nothing |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I asked about your allegations of 25 years of "trying" |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. They have been trying to be a national carrier and profit from all corners of the country |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Plural? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Why such a concern to keep delta national and independent? |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Dang, I guess industry analysts should have been talking to your Louisiana friends |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. You think the company being bought and employees layed off is not a disaster |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You're really unable to answer the question aren't you? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. If the company possibility not being a company soon is not a disaster to you |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 07:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Repeating the same non-answer, eh? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 07:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. So did rising fuel costs cause other airlines to not go bankrupt? Their previous actions had |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Actually they DID go bankrupt. Pay attention. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Just looked at where you live. Nevermind, I understand Delta walks on water |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Just looked at where you live. Nevermind, I understand you don't let reality deter you |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. "a southeast regional carrier"? |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. He's not saying they *are* a southeast regional carrier. |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Okay... |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Well, sort of. |
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KD4CVT (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Say what? |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Yes, really |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It is, but its profit base is in the southeast. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Here ... |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ah, thanks. |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Weird though that there's no *complete* route map online |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Darn good question! |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Delta ranks very high for service .. higher than United. Delta flies |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. I was hoping Northwest and Delta would merge. |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Agreed, that makes more sense to me too |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Yeah, but realistically |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Agreed, however... |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. What happend to Delta+Northwest and United+US Airways? |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. United+US Airways was shot down by the DOJ in 2000 |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. The DOJ was a bit more sane back in 2000 |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. Delta says it's bunk |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I think shareholders start rumors just to boost the stock price sometimes. |
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kay1864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I had that same thought! |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. There's a rather powerful hedge fund |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-14-07 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. can we just have Walmart buy everything |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
41. I hope it doesn't happen |
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