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Even Staple. Anything to put us out of our misery. The MESA with boeings has gotten worse by the day. I am sure you will NOT see a crazy reaction like Frontier pilots had!!!! See where that got them.....

Southwest CEO on mergers: 'Never say never'

Southwest Airlines chief says 'never say never' to the idea of a merger




By Harry R. Weber, AP Airlines Writer , On Thursday December 17, 2009, 2:17 pm EST
ATLANTA (AP) -- The CEO of Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday the discount carrier would never rule out the idea of acquiring another carrier in order to grow.
But Gary Kelly told a Wings Club gathering in New York that it is important to Southwest to maintain its point-to-point business model and its ability to manage its fleet, which helps keep costs low.
"I would never say never, and you know I won't give you a straight answer on that," he said during a question-and-answer session after his speech, which was broadcast on the Internet.
Kelly said Southwest, based in Dallas, will be on the prowl for any opportunities that help it grow.
Earlier this year, Southwest made a bid to buy Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy but withdrew when it could not get an agreement with union pilots over merging the Southwest and Frontier crews.
Frontier was bought instead by Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines Inc. CEO Richard Anderson told investors at a conference that a case could be made for further consolidation in the U.S. airline industry, but it's unclear whether the Obama administration would allow it.
Anderson didn't hint whether the world's biggest airline, which bought Northwest Airlines last year, has the appetite for another acquisition. But he suggested there is room for more mergers in the industry.
Some analysts have speculated in the past that Alaska Air Group Inc. or JetBlue Airways Corp. could be appealing targets for Delta. There also has been talk in recent years of possible combinations between Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines and between American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc.
But no merger deals involving major carriers have materialized since Delta bought Northwest.
Kelly said that Southwest's current plans are for its capacity, as measured by available seats times miles flown, to be roughly flat in 2010 compared to this year.
He said he believes the economy will continue to grow modestly in 2010, but Southwest plans to be conservative.




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I've heard for 6 months that Q1 2010 SWA will buy AirTran. However, I just can't imagine the train wreck that will insue.

I'd like to start the bidding with pure staple :)

Gup
 
I've heard for 6 months that Q1 2010 SWA will buy AirTran. However, I just can't imagine the train wreck that will insue.

I'd like to start the bidding with pure staple :)

Gup
Oh jeez... here we go again. :rolleyes:

Just go ahead and make it in January, please? Would be nice to have it done and go to Southwest instead of back to AAI after the arbitration.

Thanks in advance. ;)
 
I know 800 +- FO's who would take a staple today. About half the CA's would get a pay raise as WN FO's and the other half have hugh ego's that will say no to anything.
 
merger and get rid of the best mgmt in the industry? i do not think so. i would only vote for a merger if we get to keep the top brass. hehehehehe just kidding. PLEASE BUY US. we will be good, i promise.
 
I know 800 +- FO's who would take a staple today. About half the CA's would get a pay raise as WN FO's and the other half have hugh ego's that will say no to anything.

Careful what you wish for. What good is being stapled to the bottom of a list if you are furloughed? Southwest is already overstaffed with nowhere else to grow, take a look at the markets that they have entered recently, markets that they said they would never touch (LGA, PHL). F9 saw the writing on the wall and chose to merge with a commuter instead of being SWAPA furlough fodder. Think about it, and stop drinking before noon.
 
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Careful what you wish for. What good is being stapled to the bottom of a list if you are furloughed? Southwest is already overstaffed with nowhere else to grow, take a look at the markets that they have entered recently, markets that they said they would never touch (LGA, PHL). F9 saw the writing on the wall and chose to merge with a commuter instead of being SWAPA furlough fodder. Think about it, and stop drinking before noon.

SWA just released the May '10 schedule and the system block hours will be up about 10% over the current schedule and brings it almost back to May '08 levels. So you can put the SWA furlough rumors away for now...until Obamanomics really starts to kick in. :(
 
I can see why most Airtran pilots would want a merger with Southwest----it is OBVIOUS. The answer: Intra Texas flying. Who wouldn't want to go to LBB, then back to DAL, then to AMA, then back to DAL. What possibly could be better than that? How about adding another roundtrip to MAF? You bet. Yeah, the pay may be a bit better at SWA and the corporate culture a bit "nicer," but Intra Texas flying would DEFINITELY take the bite away from the Staple job SWAPA will offer you guys. Take it!!!! Who cares if it is a staple, LBB is waiting for you. And, you guys at AAI were NEVER good enough to be SWA pilots anyway, so starting over at the bottom at SWA won't be such a bad thing. How do I know that? Just ask any SWA pilot---they will tell you....



Bye Bye--General Lee
 

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