and that's why my last reply went straight to Baha and not the group ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 14:14 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Read this : 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. : > > : >