DC Meatloaf: So there seems to be something to the common perception, unless a member of the Transportation Committee is very misinformed.
And it is hard for me (though just a pilot) to imagine that Wall Street brokers read Pprune in order to evaluate their stock sales prices...
Wino (among others), as usual, has enlightened me again, this time regarding stock buy-backs. I thought that they were to help prevent a hostile takeover; not to waste profits from many hundreds of flights in order to enhance the CEO's stock value [I can't get the angry red face to appear here! Too late!].
Was Neeleman actually silent after being asked about the reported ballon payments? Or simply caught off guard, and very cautious?
JetBlue's future will now make or break the second careers of many former USAirways pilots...and I wish them and other laid-off employees good, long-term work (even with NetJets etc) at decent salaries.
