Continental and friends Report November 2002 Performance

[BillLumbergh]

[SPAN class=headline][A href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021202/dam034_1.html]Continental Airlines Reports November 2002 Performance[/A][BR][BR][SPAN class=headline][A href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021202/dam045_1.html]ExpressJet Reports November 2002 Performance[/A][/SPAN][/SPAN]

 

[ChairPrefRes]

Looks like a big negative hit here with a load factor of about 70%... but they said that they would need 85% to break even...I believe this one is bleeding cash big time... now did you notice a disclosure to float some notes for 200 million to imediately raise cash...(using parts and other stuff as collateral) Gordo will be visiting the judge just like the rest of the majors soon...

 

[ITRADE]

I'll betchya that the airlines would love re-regulation right about now.

 

[DLFlyer31]

What's really scary is what the others must be losing if CO is performing this poorly. CO still has the lowest cost structure among the Big Six which means the others are likely bleeding even faster. [BR][BR]Of course, the Nov LF numbers are slightly skewed by the late Thanksgiving. All that Sunday return traffic will appear in December's numbers instead of Novembers.

 

[ChairPrefRes]

Seems like Gordo threatened BK right after 9/11 in order to pursuade US Government for the original bail-out package...

 

[cltvff]

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[P]Gordo will be visiting the judge just like the rest of the majors soon...[/P]----------------[/BLOCKQUOTE]
[P]Isn't there a "three strikes you're out" rule for BK meaning that any CO BK would be a Ch 7?[/P]

 

[lstwhknight]

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Isn't there a "three strikes you're out" rule for BK meaning that any CO BK would be a Ch 7?[/P]
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