Jim Higgins
Jim Higgins
carriers change contracts help leadership negative union
This is not a negative for the industry, ... The union leadership at other carriers are going to be hard-pressed to give up anything. What this does do is help to change contracts that are pending.
avoiding contract good help industry terms
Especially if you're in contract negotiations, you help yourself a lot in terms of good will by avoiding layoffs, ... I think the industry has been pretty rational.
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The stock prices (Friday) are telling you two completely different things, ... Investors are very confused what is possible and what is not.
avoid businesses fare forcing people pulling saturday stay work
Businesses are pulling back from travel, or they're forcing people to work around to avoid the high, unrestricted fare -- stay over on a Saturday night, that kind of thing.
costs seen united
Compensation costs are going up. United has seen to that,
broader clear hard president stance trying
Delta's hard stance is aimed at trying to get the president to intervene. It's increasingly clear this may have much broader implications.
broader clear hard president stance trying
Delta's hard stance is aimed at trying to get the president to intervene, ... It's increasingly clear this may have much broader implications.
agree approved asset clear easier effect fact fix justice mean needs united
It's clear that DOJ doesn't like the deal, or it would have been approved by now. But the fact that it's up to Justice and only Justice does mean its easier for United to effect a fix here, to agree to the asset disposition it needs to get approval.
great
Mr. McCourt was a great person and a great educator.
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People are wondering if the United warning is a sign that the sector was over-priced. You have a series of events letting the air out of things in the short term.
date fact goes highlight pilots
This is part the jousting that goes on with these things. The pilots will use every significant date to try to highlight the fact they're in disagreement with management.
airplane entire
It's not as if the entire airplane is for sale.
loved talk
That was Harold. Even to the end, he loved to talk about fishing.
business laid people
It's different from other cities. You go to D.C., and there's just something about it. People are not as laid back. It's all business there.