airline industry
also referred to as: the airline industry
4 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 21, 2016 by Herb Kelleher · across every show →
Everything said about airline industry, oldest first
Nov 21, 2016 neutral
Asset mobility makes the airline industry uniquely competitive, says Kelleher
“Our principal capital assets, the airplanes, move at 540 miles an hour. And, you know, if you have a shoe factory that, that fails in Seattle, as an example, you can't, within hours, transport that shoe factory to Chattanooga, Tennessee to compete there. But i…”
Sep 25, 2017
Kelleher: The airline industry is uniquely competitive because its assets fly
“I think that it's more competitive than other industries. And one of the reasons for that is that our principal capital assets, the airplanes, move at 540 miles an hour. And, you know, if you have a shoe factory that, that fails in Seattle, as an example you c…”
Jan 4, 2019 neutral
Kelleher: Asset mobility makes aviation more competitive than other industries
“I think that it's more competitive than other industries, and one of the reasons for that is that our principal capital assets, The airplanes move at 540 miles an hour. And, you know, if you have a shoe factory that, that fails in Seattle, as an example you ca…”
Jan 4, 2019 negative
Kelleher: Late-1960s Airline Industry Suffered Poor Returns and Constant Difficulties
“No, it was not notably profitable.
As a matter of fact, Warren Buffett reportedly joked about it at one time and said
If a capitalist had shot down the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk in 19 oh three, the economy would probably be better off.
And so it didn't ha…”