Delta may not buy into JAL after all

[Monster Buck]

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/JAL12319.xml

No value to us if this happens.

 

[Going2Baja]

Saving $$$$ for Alaska? Hope not.

Baja.

 

[AA717driver]

Arpey will still pay $1B. "WE WON!!! WE WON!!! Who's the man now? WHOO-HOO!!! We beat Delta!"



TC

 

[General Lee]

Saving $$$$ for Alaska? Hope not.

Baja.

So, will you be more senior if we merge with you (Alaska) now or when we have bypassed furloughed pilots come back? (could be after a possible merge) I am sure you have looked into that.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/JAL12319.xml

No value to us if this happens.

All Nippon mulls taking JAL's overseas flights: report:


On Thursday December 31, 2009, 10:43 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (Tokyo:9202.T - News) is considering taking over the international routes of struggling rival Japan Airlines Corp (Tokyo:9205.T - News), the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said on Friday.
All Nippon is looking to increase its overseas flights by targeting profitable routes to Europe and the United States and has told Japan's government of its interest, the Yomiuri said, citing unidentified sources.
JAL, whose shares hit a record low this week on expectations that it was headed for bankruptcy under a state restructuring plan, has been burdened by unprofitable domestic and international routes.
JAL has already said it will terminate flights on 30 routes, including 13 international, by June.
All Nippon competes with JAL on more than 30 of All Nippon's 40 international routes, the paper said.
"We want to increase flights to Europe and the United States," the Yomiuri quoted an All Nippon executive as saying.
"We will need to consolidate routes in Asia where there is an overlap."
No one was available for comment at either airline. Offices and markets were closed on Friday for the New Year holiday.
Several cabinet ministers have asked JAL to completely withdraw from overseas flights and hand the business over to All Nippon, the Mainichi Shimbum said on Thursday.

But Transport Minister Seiji Maehara has been opposed to having only one Japanese airline offer international service, the Mainichi said.

JAL has applied for a bailout from a state-backed organization of turnaround specialists, which will decide whether to support the airline this month.
The Development Bank of Japan has agreed to increase the amount of its unsecured loans to the airline, Japanese media also reported on Thursday.
(Reporting by David Dolan)


I would think that the Japanese Government would allow other INTL carriers to compete directly with All Nippon if they are allowed to be the ONLY Japanese carrier to fly those INTL routes. That may be good for us, since JAL would be out of the way, and wouldn't use up a lot of Haneda slots to INTL destinations. I am sure we could fit right in there and COMPETE. Their government already likes our DL proposal for JAL vs the AA proposal. And, Arpey should give them an extra Billion $, for the new domestic JAL.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[ACL65PILOT]

DAL could become DIP in a CH 11 filing as well. Lots yet to be determined.