Michael Boyd

Michael Boyd
among nasty
We're going to have a nasty showdown among low-fare carriers.
advantages chapter major united
United comes out of Chapter 11 with no significant advantages over its major competitors.
coast east feed flights less north shove south traffic west work
They have to recast what they're doing on the East Coast because it doesn't work any more, ... They have to shove more of their flights to feed their East to West traffic and less flights between North to South traffic.
hub
For Cincinnati, it would be like Dayton. Dayton was a hub at one time; it won't be a hub again.
beasts loved protect society
I want the whole world to know we all need to be accountable for the beasts in our society - so we may protect our loved ones from harm.
carriers fuel gone legacy profitable talking
If fuel hadn't gone up, we'd be talking about how profitable these legacy carriers are,
certainly message sends
It certainly sends a message that they're financially solvent.
airline break hiring looking recommend
If you're looking to break into the industry, it's one I wouldn't recommend at any level. Overall, this is not going to be a bonanza in hiring in the airline industry.
carriers feed solution traffic
Lansing is part of the solution to carriers like Northwest, ... Lansing can feed a lot of traffic through their system.
accounting billion involves sorts
The $17 billion (loss) is meaningless because it involves all sorts of accounting issues.
ambition cultural festivals stage
Our ambition is to stage one of the most significant cultural festivals of the year.
additional decent denver flight grant plan service united wanting
The alternative for Denver is Frontier. I put the grant in because I thought I had a pretty decent plan to get additional service to the West. In the past, United has been pretty nonchalant about wanting to add another flight to that market.
bankruptcy came dancing knew northwest plan walked
Northwest came into its bankruptcy and knew what not to do. They walked in with a plan that said here's what we're going to do with our labor, here's what we're doing with our airplanes. There was no dancing around.
expect red
It's what you would expect -- a lot of big, bad, red numbers.