Come on let's knock it off. This is not the appropriate forum for this no matter who you support. Figures lie and liars figure Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Read this > No, instead read this.... for David, I would suggest www.michaelmoore.com > :D > > > > Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - News), struggling to secure major cost cuts to > avoid a possible bankruptcy, on Monday posted a quarterly loss after a hefty > one-time government aid payment helped it post a profit a year earlier. > ADVERTISEMENT > > > Shares of the No. 3 U.S. carrier rose about 10 percent. > > The Atlanta company said its second-quarter loss amounted to $1.96 billion, > or $15.79 a share, including a big noncash charge. A year earlier, it > reported a profit of $184 million, or $1.40 a share. > > Excluding the charge, Delta's loss amounted to $312 million, or $2.55 a > share. On that basis, analysts had expected a loss of $2.41 a share, with > loss estimates ranging from $1.90 to $2.97 a share, according to Reuters > Estimates. > > Without the federal aid, Delta's year-ago loss was $237 million, or $1.95 a > share. > > Delta last week said it would take a $1.65 billion noncash charge in the > second quarter, largely related to income taxes. > > The company said it ended the quarter with $2.3 billion in cash, of which $2 > billion was unrestricted. Wall Street has kept a close eye on the carrier's > cash position, given many analysts expect Delta to run into a liquidity > crisis by fall or winter if it cannot slash costs dramatically. > > Delta shares were up 56 cents at $6.06 in morning New York Stock Exchange > trade. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 8:55 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Read this > > Careful - some of the Muslims on this list are going to get upset and > offended. This is the article I sent to the list a few days. Some people > just cannot face the fact that we are in a war with a clearly identified > enemy. > David R > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > On June 29, 2004, at 12:28 p.m., I flew on Northwest Airlines flight > > #327 from Detroit to Los Angeles with my husband and our young son. > > Also on our flight were 14 Middle Eastern men between the ages of > > approximately 20 and 50 years old. What I experienced during that > > flight has caused me to question whether the United States of America > > can realistically uphold the civil liberties of every individual, > > even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from terrorist threats. > > >