AirTran loses ground in takeover attempt

[Ty Webb]

I don't see us raising the offer . . . . . more likely, we'll let the deal go, and when Uncle Timmy and his mouthpiece "Scornin' Carol" drop the ball like we all know they will, the shareholders will come to us with a sweeter deal for the 'Tranny.

Unfortunately, the Midex pilots destroyed a lot of goodwill with the FL pilot group when they came out against the merger. If this merger fails, I predict it becomes an asset sale in a year or so, and the Midex pilots get stapled instead of the integration they would have gotten in a merger.

TW, Prognosticator and Savant

 

[Flydaplane]

First off, I'm in favor of the merger, regardless of what the MEC says. Asset sale? Yeah right, we'd have to be out of business for that, and that's not going to happen. I guess we'll see in a "year or so" if you're right. In the meantime you guys go and get a pay raise and a good contract so we can use that to show our management how underpaid we are. Maybe they'll toss the pilot group a bone since we backed them on the merger issue (yeah right).

 

[Ty Webb]

I don't think you'd have to be "out of business" for an asset sale . . . .look at ATA.

I also didn't mean to be insulting. I just don't understand why your MEC came out against the merger . . . . . our guys were for a fair(!) integration (ie relative seniority with fences) and our pay and benefits package would be better for most of your pilot group . . . . seems like over time, the merger is likely to happen, and I think that action (voting against the merger) will be used as justification to give your group less than a fair shake . . . . any idea why the MEC didn't at least just remain neutral?

 

[FlyWolf]

any idea why the MEC didn't at least just remain neutral?

$$$$alpa-dues$$$$... maybe?

 

[mnboyev]

maybe.

 

[mnboyev]

maybe right.