Interesting Allegiant Article

katbuad · 05-16-2008, 10:02 AM

Interesting article about Allegiant's success. The article cites many reasons why the airline is doing so well but very near the picture on page two there is a quote "You're there when the business is good. You're there when you can make money" that I think says a lot about where the airline industry is going.

Allegiant: The Other Profitable U.S. Airline

This article also references Southwest's long term jet fuel contracts. Which I have heard about before but I have not heard about the length of their terms. Anybody have any insight on how long those contracts last?

pilotwife3 · 05-16-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by katbuad

Interesting article about Allegiant's success. The article cites many reasons why the airline is doing so well but very near the picture on page two there is a quote "You're there when the business is good. You're there when you can make money" that I think says a lot about where the airline industry is going.

So true....

spotty4 · 05-17-2008, 01:28 PM

WOW! $5-6 million for an MD80! That's a steal for an aircraft like that.

They definitely seem like a good business that has smartly exploited weaknesses in the system. Allegiant Air just started direct service b/t Monterey and Las Vegas. Like the CEO indicated, he'll probably keep that line open only as long as it makes business sense.

danish1978 · 05-21-2008, 04:31 PM

I believe the SWA fuel contracts are over soon, if not already expired.

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katbuad Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville, TN USA Posts: 697 Recipes: Thanks: 9 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Interesting Allegiant Article Interesting article about Allegiant's success. The article cites many reasons why the airline is doing so well but very near the picture on page two there is a quote "You're there when the business is good. You're there when you can make money" that I think says a lot about where the airline industry is going. Allegiant: The Other Profitable U.S. Airline This article also references Southwest's long term jet fuel contracts. Which I have heard about before but I have not heard about the length of their terms. Anybody have any insight on how long those contracts last?

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