Hypothetical AA/US merger and bases

[wms]

STL, BOS, PHL gone. PHX, CLT depending on the need for domestic hubs to relieve JFK, MIA, DFW, LAX. ORD is a cant live with can't live without.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

CLT to have a 4th parallel by 2014 or maybe 2015. Think I read the funding is there, Impact studies to be completed soon.

CVG is still paying the bond for the 3rd parallel runway there...

 

[Crzipilot]

Orr said no bond needed....current airport pfc could pay for the expansion.....

 

[PreContact]

PHL gone.

That's pretty funny. PHL is a cash cow for US. 4th or 5th largest metro area in the USA, not going to give it up when they'd be a distant #3 in NYC.

 

[cameltoad]

We'll dump PHX, it doesn't make money with SWA there, CLT prob. would get downsized, it makes cash because it's cheap to operate there but there's no O and D. Sadly as much as we don't like PHL it makes tons o cash and you can't ignore that size a city on the east coast, esp. when your already there and control it. Can't speak for the AA bases

 

[Carl S.]

Cameltoad, are you high or just venting some hatred for you fellow West pilots?

 

[WSurf]

That's pretty funny. PHL is a cash cow for US. 4th or 5th largest metro area in the USA, not going to give it up when they'd be a distant #3 in NYC.

WSJ Agreed... Was said to be even better then ORD when it came to international travel.

 

[JetMonkey]

He's just part of that fo club over there..

 

[Turtle21]

Wrong - you forgot #7 - MIA -

Wrong. South America has migrated to PHX, MIA no longer relevant. (sarcasm alert)

 

[Pilot Doc]

STL is already gone. AA serves 6 markets from STL. All the regional markets have been abandoned.

ORD
MIA
LAX
DCA
LGA
DFW

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