Notice how AA drops routes it competes with JB on? For the DOJ in future merger?

[coogebeachhotel]

Seems that AA and JB are playing a perfect game. JB moves into route. AA soon after dumps it. Therefore in the event of merger AA can say "but there is no monopoly on routes x,y, and z because JB only did the route pre-merger". A very clever type of move, very UAL CAL................

 

[Saluki Dawg]

A merger between AA and B6 makes no sense at all. They would still have to divest almost all of B6's JFK slots to other Airlines along with Terminal 5. I could see a Codeshare with B6 and eventual membership into OneWorld Alliance, but not a full up merger. I think a merger between B6 and WN or FL is more likely.

 

[coogebeachhotel]

A merger between AA and B6 makes no sense at all. They would still have to divest almost all of B6's JFK slots to other Airlines along with Terminal 5. I could see a Codeshare with B6 and eventual membership into OneWorld Alliance, but not a full up merger. I think a merger between B6 and WN or FL is more likely.

Does any merger make sense other than to take a competitor out of the picture?

 

[General Lee]

Does any merger make sense other than to take a competitor out of the picture?

That is correct. Also, the AA and USAir merger doesn't look right either, with AA and US having large hubs on the East Coast flying to Europe. But, if that would give AA a larger piece of the total North Atlantic pie, then they might consider it, even though the hubs are close. Same with Jetblue. They see being number 1 at JFK as the prize.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Merger it is a coming

 

[Hamburger]

I think a merger between B6 and WN or FL is more likely.

Check out the Prophet.

 

[Flyby1206]

Does any merger make sense other than to take a competitor out of the picture?

If AA buys jetblue they will have to divest a HUGE number of slots at JFK. And those slots will go to other LCCs like Airtran/SWA, VX, Frontier, etc. That will put AA right back in the same situation they are in today, with a new LCC nipping at their routes.

Codeshare with AA and/or oneworld alliance membership for jetblue makes complete sense, and I believe that will happen much sooner than later.

 

[av8tor4239]

What are some of the Pro's and Con's of a code share agreement?

 

[Flyby1206]

What are some of the Pro's and Con's of a code share agreement?

Pros
More feed for AA int'l flights, or flights JB doesnt offer

Cons
AA Domestic shrinks

 

[Draginass]

Cons: Probably violation of pilot contract scope provisions. If Arpey want to bring his already bad labor relations to an full blown boil, that's a good way to do it.

 

[G4G5]

AA will be divesting of a huge number of slots at JFk once it sells Eagle

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Who owns those slots, is it AA mainline, Eagle, or AMR? Oh wait, no one on here will know the answer to that, just guess what they think makes sense

 

[Flyby1206]

Who owns those slots, is it AA mainline, Eagle, or AMR? Oh wait, no one on here will know the answer to that, just guess what they think makes sense

Well, Eagle sure as hell doesnt own them. We would have been a prime carrier for someone to buy if we owned all the slots we use in LGA/JFK/DCA/ORD. Probably owned by AMR and leased to Eagle for $1/year or something stupid

 

[G4G5]

It's not hard to figure out. AA does not trade on the NYSE,NASDAQ or any other exchange nor Eagle. Both are what are referred to as "Strategic Business Units" of the AMR corporation. Therefore AMR (or in fact the AMR shareholders) owns the slots.

Like CAL, DAL and everyone else for that matter AMR is on record for wanting to divest Eagle.

Do the math, Eagle is worthless. Slots go with the sale of Eagle, along with a contract for feed otherwise AA will never be able to do what every other major has already done. Divest it's regional.