Please BUY AAI!!

[maxblast72]

This is a pointless discussion. As cheap as SWA is, they will never pay retail for anything...including other airlines. As long as AAI is a going concern, I just can't see it being worth the price.

It wouldn't necessary cost Southwest anything. Gary Kelly could offer AAI shareholders 3/4 share of LUV for every share AAI and probably get the deal done. From day 1, LUV would control an operation that has been averaging a $10 million/month operating profit for the last 15 months. Also, Southwest and Airtran would stop competing in alot of markets which would help LUV's RASM performance.

If Gary Kelly is a bean counter, you can be sure he is crunching the numbers. If his numbers indicate a merger will benefit LUV longterm, he will pull the trigger on the deal. It is not personal, just business.

 

[27 driver]

From this junior AAI FO, I would gladly take some kind of fair integration with a no furlough clause. I am on the bottom here. I would much rather be on the bottom there. I would come to work happy and with a smile every time.

Most guys and gals here at AAI have been hired post 9/11. What percentage of your group have been hired since then?

 

[Quimby]

3 pages.....that didn't take long. Maybe I'll revise it to 7.

 

[scoreboardII]

what percentage of your group have been hired since then?

45%.....

 

[27 driver]

45%.....

Wow, that many.

 

[waveflyer]

yeah- 5897 pilots

pilot # 3230 has a DOH of 9/13/2001

 

[redflyer65]

Really Genital?

Our payscales are a bit higher than Airtrans?

You mean a bit highert than Delta's right?

Funny stuff buddy.

 

[Lear70]

I think the SWA 4th year F/O's make the same as our 4th year CA's now...

So yeah, I guess you could say SWA pilots make "a bit" more than AirTran pilots. But so does nearly every OTHER major airline. Some airlines' "bit" is more than others, I guess.

 

[maxblast72]

yeah- 5897 pilots

pilot # 3230 has a DOH of 9/13/2001

For comparison, Airtran has 1632 pilots on the July 1, 2009 seniority list with 1133 hired after 9/11 (or approximately 69%).

 

[samballs]

SW buying AAI and establishing a presence in the ATL. Boy would that be fun to watch...

DL doen't know how to compete they would slowly pull out!!

 

[dh82dvr]

I would take DOH with a fence around ATL.

 

[GuppyWN]

I'll derail the hate for a moment with a thought and a question.

Good ole SWA is a changin' and I don't like all the changes I've seen here in the past year or so. Our Flight Ops has gone from counseling to ball busting and Gary Kelly has publicly stated that he has no problem furloughing SWA pilots while codehsharing with the likes of Volaris. The upside is they are replacing the peanut butter jar by adding flights back to March 2008 levels.

My question is - what are your major complaints with your (AAI) operation lately. I know you guys STILL don't have a contract but what else?

In summary I'd rather NOT see a merger/buyout of any kind but I'll run with the thread.

Gup (pre 9/11 hire)

 

[PCL_128]

My question is - what are your major complaints with your (AAI) operation lately. I know you guys STILL don't have a contract but what else?

It's basically old-school style management. Threats and intimidation, including political terminations, are the order of the day. Then there are the constant contract re-interpretations, and let's not forget the outsourcing to SkyWest. Lots to complain about.

 

[AceOnTheRiver]

AA is now looking at acquiring UAL.

 

[Lear70]

I would take DOH with a fence around ATL.

To keep people in,,, or out?