Jose, Could it only be a paper loss. Accelerated write offs etc? Al ----- Original Message ----- From: <B787300@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: Re: 747 domestic > I'd like to know how you can lose $600 million in the last quarter and still > stay in business? Not to mention the billions lost since before 9/11. We're > talking big bucks here just being flushed. > > Jose Prize > Fan of a shareholder at Eastern's annual meeting years ago pointing out that > the more EA flew the more money they lost, so why didn't they really cut back > on their flights and maybe not lose so much? > > In a message dated 8/8/2003 4:19:46 AM Central Daylight Time, > dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Subj: Re: 747 domestic > > Date: 8/8/2003 4:19:46 AM Central Daylight Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx";>dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx</A> > > To: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > I saw a chart recently, can't remember where, that showed that UA's > > break-even load factor has been over 100%. In other words, with the plane full, they > > still lose money. > > > > -- > > David Mueller / HNL > > dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx > > http://www.quanterium.com > > > > --------- Original Message --------- > > > > DATE: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 03:02:56 > > From: Alireza Alivandivafa <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: > > > > >In a message dated 8/1/2003 5:52:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > >bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > ><<I was chatting with a United agent yesterday at IAD (had lots of time to > > >kill) > > >and she said that they have a 747-400 run that does IAD-LAX everyday packed > > >to its > > >tail. Wish I was able to get on that instead of being stuck in ORD. > > >>> > > > > > >Since when? Last I checked, UA was only running the 744 LAX-ORD, having > > >replaced the 744 to DEN with a 777. Also, if they are packing 744s to the > > tail on > > >domestic flights, how come they lose so much money? > > >