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Rotten Apple #1 · Post by **Rotten Apple #1** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:18 am

There were rumours about WJ perhaps buying Zoom. Or about WJ getting 67's?

Let's all say a prayer to the patron saint of bullet-dodgers that Sean Durfy and the BOD made a great decision last year to stay away from the Trans-Atlantic market and the pursuit of bigger airplanes. Maybe when the carnage is complete there will be some opportunities, but for now: All hail the chief!

Clint23 · Post by **Clint23** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:08 am

Jonny;

Just finished crew chat and IF we decide to go with bigger aircraft it will be done "in house" to ensure there are no merger headaches.

Cheers

jonny dangerous wrote:There were rumours about WJ perhaps buying Zoom. Or about WJ getting 67's?

Let's all say a prayer to the patron saint of bullet-dodgers that Sean Durfy and the BOD made a great decision last year to stay away from the Trans-Atlantic market and the pursuit of bigger airplanes. Maybe when the carnage is complete there will be some opportunities, but for now: All hail the chief!

Rotten Apple #1 · Post by **Rotten Apple #1** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:13 am

Roger that Clint23. BTW, had a 1/2 hour visit last month with an TC buddy of ours in YOW. Who knew we had a mutual friend?

AGPTW · Post by **AGPTW** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:27 am

Maybe we should be going after a codeshare with the Virgin group. As I see it, Virgin Atlantic could start service to YYZ, Virgin Australia/Virgin Blue could service YVR. Even if they didn't include Canada in there plans, they have many of the same destinations in the states and the Carribean as we do and we could take them north. We would benefit from there global reach and be affiliated with yet another great brand ( not to mention great pass travel opportunities ). Who knows, once our codeshare with Southwest is up and running, they may not need to keep funding Virgin America anymore. The last piece of the puzzle is we do the South America flying for ourselves ( WestJet Vacations ) and our codeshare partners.
Time to buy some more stock...

dispatcher · Post by **dispatcher** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:27 am

Ya... Buy. Crappy 11.99 stock. I believe it's almost at a 52 week low.
Ask me how happy I am to be an "Owner"

AGPTW · Post by **AGPTW** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:58 am

Just think how much that $11.99 stock you bought will be worth in a year when we are seeing the benefits of our codeshare with SW. Not to mention the two or three other interlines coming shortly. Our own rewards program in 2009, A/C's contract negotiations, and a healthy WestJet Vacations this winter should push the price up. The analists 52 week predictions are for $22.00.

Rotten Apple #1 · Post by **Rotten Apple #1** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:26 am

The same analysts who predicted the subprime credit crisis or the price of oil spiking to $145?
Or the ABCP mess?

Analysts: paid mouthpieces

Buy through the ESP and dump and diversify every 3 months. Safe and boring. Probably against the culture too. Better on the stress level though.

Four1oh · Post by **Four1oh** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:00 pm

dispatcher wrote:Ya... Buy. Crappy 11.99 stock. I believe it's almost at a 52 week low.
Ask me how happy I am to be an "Owner"

So when's your layoff notice effective? Oh, wait... never mind, you don't have one, and probably never will.

stickontheice · Post by **stickontheice** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:05 am

Just think of the buying opportunity it is right now. There's no doubt the stock is getting hammered but every stock is and its not a function of the company. It was a nice $11 drop in oil yesterday! The future is bright!

Herc_Driver · Post by **Herc_Driver** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:37 am

dispatcher wrote:Ya... Buy. Crappy 11.99 stock. I believe it's almost at a 52 week low.
Ask me how happy I am to be an "Owner"

The entire TSX is down to a record low.
It's not just WJ stock.

shankdown · Post by **shankdown** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:14 pm

Drop $10G on WJ stock today (in the $11 range), sell it in 6 weeks at $15 and make yourself $3G. Then go shopping for diamonds and furs.

. . · Post by **. .** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:21 am

shankdown wrote:Drop $10G on WJ stock today (in the $11 range), sell it in 6 weeks at $15 and make yourself $3G. Then go shopping for diamonds and furs.

I'm guessing there will be no diamonds and furs under your Xmas tree this year.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:30 am

at this point I'm happy with food on the table and a job to go to.

Rubberbiscuit · Post by **Rubberbiscuit** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:11 am

Did Blastor get on with WJ? He'd be on the WJ stock prices like a fat kid on candy usually!

complexintentions · Post by **complexintentions** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:13 am

So when's your layoff notice effective? Oh, wait... never mind, you don't have one, and probably never will.

This has to be the worst, just-begging-for-karma-to-kick-you-in-the-balls comment I've ever heard, and that's saying a lot given the selection of similar sentiment available from the WestJet camp. Just because a patient is healthy does not mean they are immune, and the current economic cancer won't play favourites...

Four1oh · Post by **Four1oh** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:01 pm

complexintentions wrote:
So when's your layoff notice effective? Oh, wait... never mind, you don't have one, and probably never will.

This has to be the worst, just-begging-for-karma-to-kick-you-in-the-balls comment I've ever heard, and that's saying a lot given the selection of similar sentiment available from the WestJet camp. Just because a patient is healthy does not mean they are immune, and the current economic cancer won't play favourites...

I'm in the mood to tell you to shove it somewhere warm and dark, but I won't. Instead, I'll tell you to reread my post and stress that I said 'probably' when I spoke of layoffs. You can't argue that hands down, Westjet is within 1 or 2 places from the top when comparing job security among the airlines these days. It's no accident either, as we're all busting our asses every day out there striving to be the most competitive kid on the street. I hope to hell that I'll never see another pink slip again in my career, and I believe there's a good chance it won't happen at Westjet.

You're right, no one is immune, but some are more susceptible than others. Hookers sharing needles are far more likely to get HIV than the average housewife.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:42 pm

Complex.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Oh yah, nevermind, were not supposed to react to it. Just accept it. Could be just another "alleged WJ employee" afterall.

Flightlevels · Post by **Flightlevels** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:57 pm

I remember when I showed up we were at the avitat with about 8 airplanes...now I'm watching our 100 million dollar offices/training center/sim complex going up and moving on to 80 plus airplanes. Back then our farthest destination was Hamilton (with the big blocks! dash 17's) since the dash 9's had to make a tech stop with strong winds back to YYC...now coast to coast to coast with swanky overnights in Regina, Cancun, Barbados, Bahamas, Orlando, St Lucia, Maui, Honolulu and oh ya..my favorite..St Johns and George St.....we've come a long way in my 10 years. Looking forward to the next

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:06 pm

I miss George St. Could the -200s not go transcon?

daveg · Post by **daveg** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:40 pm

squawk 7600 · Post by **squawk 7600** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:49 am

You westjet guys are still new and inexperienced....and still love the taste of Kool-aid. Some day you'll be smitten and bitten just like the AC guys.

Time will always age the most beautiful things! Look at Sean Connery.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:35 am

daveg wrote:

Thanks buddy. I've been trying to put something like that together for a while. I'm saving this one.

Azure · Post by **Azure** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:14 pm

squawk 7600 wrote:You westjet guys are still new and inexperienced....and still love the taste of Kool-aid. Some day you'll be smitten and bitten just like the AC guys.

Time will always age the most beautiful things! Look at Sean Connery.

I think it is the opposite, experienced pilots who put up with pink slip after pink slip are the backbone of this company, sure things aren't "perfect" for everyone, but for those that actually want to fly in Canada and have a say in how the company operates....you won't get that with any other airline in this country.

shankdown · Post by **shankdown** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:58 am

endless wrote:
shankdown wrote:Drop $10G on WJ stock today (in the $11 range), sell it in 6 weeks at $15 and make yourself $3G. Then go shopping for diamonds and furs.
I'm guessing there will be no diamonds and furs under your Xmas tree this year.

Well, the stock is up over $13 now, New Year's Eve. You're right about no diamonds and furs under the Christmas tree, but they remain a possible present for the lady at Valentine's Day. I guess I didn't realize that the stock market would take the hit it has taken, but it looks to be trending in the right direction now! We'll see!

SD

. . · Post by **. .** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:29 pm

Yah I don't think many saw the big down slide coming. I don't imagine many were out shopping for diamonds and furs this year.

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