RE:Negociation update The pilots negotiations are definitely the elephant in the room. However, the pilots are not the only ones who gave AC a break from labor action for a decade. There are still the flight attendants, the UAW representing the customer service side and the IAM representing the mechanics and ground crews. The wage issue is mitigated somewhat with so many new employees coming onto the AC payroll at bottom tier wages and benefits. All of these unions will be take their turn at the plate.
I think it was Rouge who mentioned that the earnings report seemed to work hard to load up with costs that could have waited to be reported. And the press went out into negative reporting by calling Q1 a reversal into negative earnings. I ask you since when has Q1 not been a report of negative earnings. The press acted like this was news. Land sakes. What nonsense.
There is a lot of posturing and positioning going on as the balance sheet continues to grow in quality. Note that cash flow and FCF continues to be high. Cargo made adjustments to market conditions. The shorts had "a moment" on Thursday.
However, the balance sheet improved significantly. Cash up...Debt down. Eventually economics states that the pressure will build against the agendas holding ACs stock price at these rediculous lows. My suggestion is that you don't want to be holding a short position when the dam bursts.