DAL-NWA merger: What happens to MedEx?

[Correcting]

Since NWA owns a big portion of MedEx, I was just curious if anyone out there had any ideas on what may happen to Midwest Express if/when Delta and NWA merge? Business as usual, or a big shakeup?

I'm sure whatever happens, management will win big at the employees' expense.

 

[General Lee]

Since NWA owns a big portion of MedEx, I was just curious if anyone out there had any ideas on what may happen to Midwest Express if/when Delta and NWA merge? Business as usual, or a big shakeup?

I'm sure whatever happens, management will win big at the employees' expense.

Good question. What about Champion Air, owned by NWA also?

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Correcting]

Anyone??

 

[ACL65PILOT]

I would assume that they would be treated as other wholly owned companies. I know that they are not owned 100 by the parent company as CMR is, but that does not mean that anything different than business as usual would occur.
I would be surprised if anything happened to Midex. The reason that NWA bought then was to keep AAI out of their back yard. If they folded them in they would have to keep the operations in MKE. Problem is that the MKE market has become used to the level of service of MidEx. NWA/DAL or anyone else cannot compare to that. If they did get rid of them the loyalty of their O and D traffic would dry up. For that reason, I see it as business as usual.

 

[Eagle757shark]

Well we will see when they announce officially the merger. Nothing may happen. TPG owns Midwest and has nothing to do with Northwest and Delta. Northwest did put up 47% of the money, but the TPG owns Midwest. So Midwest will probable just operate independently under the Midwest banner and nothing may happen at all with Midwest.

 

[Palomino]

Well we will see when they announce officially the merger. Nothing may happen. TPG owns Midwest and has nothing to do with Northwest and Delta. Northwest did put up 47% of the money, but the TPG owns Midwest. So Midwest will probable just operate independently under the Midwest banner and nothing may happen at all with Midwest.

but what about $100/barrel oil?!!!

and the imminent Democratic Administration?!!!

and the failing economy?!!!

how would MidEx survive such an inhospitable industry scenario?

 

[Eagle757shark]

but what about $100/barrel oil?!!!

and the imminent Democratic Administration?!!!

and the failing economy?!!!

how would MidEx survive such an inhospitable industry scenario?

LOL......Now you are looking for Miracles?

 

[Max Powers]

but what about $100/barrel oil?!!!

and the imminent Democratic Administration?!!!

and the failing economy?!!!

how would MidEx survive such an inhospitable industry scenario?

Yea because we have done so good under W and the republicans.......YOU CAN"T BE SERIOUS!!!! Just think if Gore would Have won.....he never would have committed war because of fake WMD.....Gore would have raised the gas tax forcing people to drive more efficient cars hence decreasing demand for gas and we in the airline business would see gas at around 35 dollars a barrel. AND THATS NO JOKE FOOL

 

[Griswold]

Yea because we have done so good under W and the republicans.......YOU CAN"T BE SERIOUS!!!! Just think if Gore would Have won.....he never would have committed war because of fake WMD.....Gore would have raised the gas tax forcing people to drive more efficient cars hence decreasing demand for gas and we in the airline business would see gas at around 35 dollars a barrel. AND THATS NO JOKE FOOL

I don't get some pilots that are so big on Pres. Bush. They all say its for a higher purpuse, but that did real great too. I wish pilots would get a clue. Even ALPA tells you to vote Democrat. The economy was great under Clinton, everyone just remembers him getting a blow, but the airlines sure did better.

 

[On Your Six]

I don't get some pilots that are so big on Pres. Bush. They all say its for a higher purpuse, but that did real great too. I wish pilots would get a clue. Even ALPA tells you to vote Democrat. The economy was great under Clinton, everyone just remembers him getting a blow, but the airlines sure did better.

Thanks to the economic environment developed under the first Bush administration. Everyone forgets that. Clinton inherited a strong economy without wars and with the Internet coming to fruition. But I digress...

 

[jke406]

The economy was great under Clinton, everyone just remembers him getting a blow, but the airlines sure did better.

Don't forget...the taliban and al qaeda got incredibly strong while Clinton was getting hummers in the oval office.

If he had been more interested in national security than drawing down the military and banging fat chicks, we probably would not have been stuck with the resulting terrorist attack and the need to root the bad guys out around the world. He had the chance to kill Bin Laden and passed it up.

But hey, it's ok...since "the airlines sure did better."

Suggest you take the blinders off, Griswold.

 

[Griswold]

Thanks to the economic environment developed under the first Bush administration. Everyone forgets that. Clinton inherited a strong economy without wars and with the Internet coming to fruition. But I digress...

Sounds like you got one of those "Vote W04 stickers" on your flight bag. Keep telling yourself he is great, if it makes you feel better. I don't think anyone will forget what kind of job he has done under this term.

 

[TV9Driver]

Remember it was Clinton, not Bush who order the AA pilots back to work during their strike. Also, having worked for a gov't itell agency I can say that it is a FACT that Clinton passed up 2 specific opportunities to get Bin Laden.

Having said all this, I will also say that Bush is a complete TOOL

 

[Palomino]

Yea because we have done so good under W and the republicans.......YOU CAN"T BE SERIOUS!!!! Just think if Gore would Have won.....he never would have committed war because of fake WMD.....Gore would have raised the gas tax forcing people to drive more efficient cars hence decreasing demand for gas and we in the airline business would see gas at around 35 dollars a barrel. AND THATS NO JOKE FOOL

skip the class known as Sarcasm 101?

all of my comments in the previous post are tongue-in-cheek. jeez.

i don't care who is in the White House. if we continue to believe the b.s. that comes through every time pilot groups try to advance the profession then we only have ourselves to blame.

mergers are a horrible idea. the little men in the big houses will spout all day long about the necessity for mergers with oil prices, industry conditions, national administration change, blah, blah, blah. they win, we lose.

then after we all merge...oil prices CONTINUE to drop, they buy tons of new airplanes and facilities with the retirement nest-eggs of their employees. all the while the many recently hired folks are sent to the street until the 'synergies' work themselves out in a decade or so.

and by the way...they need concessions to fight off cabotage and Skybus/Virgin America.

thanks.

 

[ChoadSnazz]

Good question. What about Champion Air, owned by NWA also?

Bye Bye--General Lee

General Lee,

I thought you knew EVERYTHING. Not anymore. Champion Air was owned by Carl Pohlad and NWA until a management-led buyout in 2003.