Midwest Airlines, future

[jetflier]

Things have been very quiet recently about the possible NWA/DAL combo.

NWA has said nothing, and there are no rumors.

Where will Midwest Airlines fit into the Merger?

I haven't had the opportunity to speak with any Midwest pilots to share what they know.

Will any Midwest pilots care to share their info?

 

[Kharma Police]

Things have been very quiet recently about the possible NWA/DAL combo.

NWA has said nothing, and there are no rumors.

Where will Midwest Airlines fit into the Merger?

I haven't had the opportunity to speak with any Midwest pilots to share what they know.

Will any Midwest pilots care to share their info?

I think you guys should merge with MEH and then start flying to the Pac rim out of MKE to compete with UAL out of O'Hare. The combined NWA will be able to draw from northern Chicago as well as Wisconsin. You guys want any pre-owned 717s from AirTran?

 

[Fly4hire]

Things have been very quiet recently about the possible NWA/DAL combo.

NWA has said nothing, and there are no rumors.

Where will Midwest Airlines fit into the Merger?

I haven't had the opportunity to speak with any Midwest pilots to share what they know.

Will any Midwest pilots care to share their info?

Had a MEH pilot on the J/S the other day who said the NWA, DAL, and MEH MEC's were getting together this week?

 

[CitationLover]

Things have been very quiet recently about the possible NWA/DAL combo.

NWA has said nothing, and there are no rumors.

Where will Midwest Airlines fit into the Merger?

I haven't had the opportunity to speak with any Midwest pilots to share what they know.

Will any Midwest pilots care to share their info?

the word I heard was NWA did not outright buy MEH because they did not want to go into section 6 quite yet. when their ducks are in a row, i am sure they will exercise their option.

i have also heard a DoH merger (2 yr fence) with an immediate 10% raise has been discussed. we've had 3 people leave for NWA in the last 5 months, so i can guess where they want to be in a merger.

who knows. if it took 5 months for the DoJ to review the NWA/MEH deal, then i can imagine NWA/DAL will take a year perhaps.

 

[Kharma Police]

the word I heard was NWA did not outright buy MEH because they did not want to go into section 6 quite yet. when their ducks are in a row, i am sure they will exercise their option.

i have also heard a DoH merger (2 yr fence) with an immediate 10% raise has been discussed. we've had 3 people leave for NWA in the last 5 months, so i can guess where they want to be in a merger.

who knows. if it took 5 months for the DoJ to review the NWA/MEH deal, then i can imagine NWA/DAL will take a year perhaps.

Interesting that you seem to not be upset about possibly losing your airline to Northwest. I have not noticed the same level of animosity towards NWA taking over your airline as was the case with AirTran. Is the "Save the Cookie" website still up and running?

 

[CitationLover]

Interesting that you seem to not be upset about possibly losing your airline to Northwest. I have not noticed the same level of animosity towards NWA taking over your airline as was the case with AirTran. Is the "Save the Cookie" website still up and running?

it's already done, what good would whining come of it now. you should be more concerned about the coming water crisis in ATL.

 

[Superpilot92]

]the word I heard was NWA did not outright buy MEH because they did not want to go into section 6 quite yet[/COLOR]. when their ducks are in a row, i am sure they will exercise their option.

i have also heard a DoH merger (2 yr fence) with an immediate 10% raise has been discussed. we've had 3 people leave for NWA in the last 5 months, so i can guess where they want to be in a merger.

who knows. if it took 5 months for the DoJ to review the NWA/MEH deal, then i can imagine NWA/DAL will take a year perhaps.

I think the number right now was 47%.FWIW

 

[CitationLover]

I think the number right now was 47%.FWIW

oh i know the number. just saying there is a reason it wasn't 50.1%. that would be a buyout with control and then their bankruptcy pilot contract would open up.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Interesting that you seem to not be upset about possibly losing your airline to Northwest. I have not noticed the same level of animosity towards NWA taking over your airline as was the case with AirTran. Is the "Save the Cookie" website still up and running?

Cut it out Kharma....

You and your management (Forklift Joe's rhetoric)paint yourselves like this grand savior of Midwest......everything at the good ship Critter isn't perfect either.......I love how you guys continue to pity the "poor Midwest" folks now that the dust has settled.....They seem to be doing OK....

You guys can put your staplers away until Joe and Bob attempt ANOTHER failed hostile takeover....it's over.....So move on!!!

 

[Kharma Police]

Cut it out Kharma....

You and your management (Forklift Joe's rhetoric)paint yourselves like this grand savior of Midwest......everything at the good ship Critter isn't perfect either.......I love how you guys continue to pity the "poor Midwest" folks now that the dust has settled.....They seem to be doing OK....

You guys can put your staplers away until Joe and Bob attempt ANOTHER failed hostile takeover....it's over.....So move on!!!

Yeah, ask the Skyway guys how "OK" they are. MEH is doing pretty good by Delta standards, they can still pay their bills! Relax Bill, you should be saving your energy for the Delta/NWA/UAL circus! I'm looking forward to watching you guys from a distance (kinda like a demolition derby).

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Yeah, ask the Skyway guys how "OK" they are. MEH is doing pretty good by Delta standards, they can still pay their bills! Relax Bill, you should be saving your energy for the Delta/NWA/UAL circus! I'm looking forward to watching you guys from a distance (kinda like a demolition derby).

It will be a mess......I agree.....

Skyway was a casualty of the regional race to the bottom.....not because of you guys getting outbid!!

Interesting how you can toss stones when oil is high, US consumer spending is nosing down and you guys are taking more jets and can't find anywhere to put them (Let's try PIT...No, How about Midway?? No, How about Milwaukee?? No.....Maybe we can use the government to give us more slots and subsidies?? YES!!)

You guys are going to the foot of your bed praying every night for an SWA buyout....I would too considering what's coming down the trough....

 

[Kharma Police]

It will be a mess......I agree.....

Skyway was a casualty of the regional race to the bottom.....not because of you guys getting outbid!!

Interesting how you can toss stones when oil is high, US consumer spending is nosing down and you guys are taking more jets and can't find anywhere to put them (Let's try PIT...No, How about Midway?? No, How about Milwaukee?? No.....Maybe we can use the government to give us more slots and subsidies?? YES!!)

You guys are going to the foot of your bed praying every night for an SWA buyout....I would too considering what's coming down the trough....

If you re-read my posts I'm "praying" for SWA to not buy us but if they did, I'm guessing it wouldn't be very good for Delta. I also felt that buying Midwest would have been a bad idea for AirTran, they can have MKE and MCI. As far as throwing stones, you jumped into this discussion with your typical "Critter, Forklift, govt subsides, unfair slots" shtick and I decided to throw them back. So, when NWA merges with you and MEH comes along asking for DOH are you going to play nice with them like you do with AirTran?

 

[gt1900]

Bill..... Not to bash you. But AAI doesn't seem to have any problem finding a place to put airplanes. Seems MKE is going to get a couple going to the west coast. And AAI just set another record load factor in Jan with a 14.4% increase in traffic on an increase of only 5.5% capacity....... So tell me, whats coming down the trough? AAI managment has always said that huge increases in fuel would spark consolidation and help AAI. On the on the other hand, a huge drop in fuel would send our costs way down so we would make a ton of money as well... Sounds like AAI and its managment is doing pretty well to me.

 

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i have also heard a DoH merger (2 yr fence) with an immediate 10% raise has been discussed. we've had 3 people leave for NWA in the last 5 months, so i can guess where they want to be in a merger.
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I think whoever you heard this from is dreaming.

 

[CitationLover]

I think whoever you heard this from is dreaming.

well isn't that special! the man asked what people heard and i answered. you can take it or leave it.