Southwest Airlines to Acquire AirTran; Spreading Low Fares Farther 6:55 am - PR Newsw

[2EASYPilot]

You guys might be missing something here...it is an acquisition not a merger.

 

[GuppyWN]

Wonder what happens with the small Regional jet deal Airtran has up in MKE.

Skywest can go ******************** themselves. I mean in the nicest possible way Per the WN contract there is no codeshare allowed.

Gup

 

[Stifler's Mom]

OMG!

Finally one of my airline stock plays payed off... 500 shares AAI

Good luck. I'm watching to see if AAI stock shoots up on this news.

 

[XGmaninGA]

Besides, we have the little jet,...er, I mean the 717s now.

 

[densoo]

WOW a huge windfall for AAI crewmembers no matter how a merged seniority list shakes out.!

You can never tell where you'll end up when you start this career. Seems like these guys just won the lottery. In the short term, it may be rocky, but in the long term, flying for SWA is only good. Never furloughed a pilot, top pay rates, unifited pilot group, smart management--all things sorely lacking at the other majors.

 

[jonjuan]

Good luck to those at airtran with less than southwest's required 1,000 PIC.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

"Ladies and gentlemen, uh, we've just lost the picture, but what we've seen speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has apparently been taken over -- 'conquered' if you will -- by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive earth men or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted FI personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves."

 

[Crash Pad]

Be gentle. Had some guys at ASA tell me I was making a lateral move. Thanks for making me look smart.

 

[Headfake14]

Be gentle. Had some guys at ASA tell me I was making a lateral move. Thanks for making me look smart.

No one could have predicted ANY of this all those years ago.

Sometimes you're the windshield....sometimes you're the bug

 

[tie1on]

don't worry about a integration, you are going to a good company with a huge pay raise. get over it. it is an aquisation not merger.

 

[gt1900]

You guys might be missing something here...it is an acquisition not a merger.

Doesn't matter, they both fall under the same law.

 

[2EASYPilot]

Doesn't matter, they both fall under the same law.

I am by no means an expert but isn't that what the TWA guys were thinking.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Will Bags Fly Free Now???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9xwJqjcJ4&feature=channel

 

[airlinepilot]

How many pilots does AT have and what is the DOH for the most junior Capt and FO?

 

[CatfishVT9]

Just as a quick ballpark, junior CA is late 2004. 22 new FOs in class now.

 

[anewunion]

This is gonna be a very difficult pilot list to merge. Watch.

 

[gt1900]

I am by no means an expert but isn't that what the TWA guys were thinking.

The law went into effect partially because of the TWA/AA debacle. The AA/TWA merger was before the new law.

 

[2EASYPilot]

The law went into effect partially because of the TWA/AA debacle. The AA/TWA merger was before the new law.

Got it...thanks.

 

[suupah]

Can someone clarify something for me. With the new laws, I don't think SWA can just staple us to the bottom. I believe there has to be some kind of integration, even if its not favorable to the AAI guys. Is that correct? I know the Frontier situation was a little different, but now that SWA and AAI have agreed to the merger, I believe things are a little different. Looks like SWA and AAI have learned their lessons from past failed mergers.. HOPEFULLY!

McCaskill Bond amendment. couple of senators from Missouri who weren't too happy with how the American/TWA SLI drafted the law. SLI's have to be fair and equitable. Good luck defining that!!

 

[TV9Driver]

deja vu all over again... i remember going through this once before at TWA. Everyone kept saying - who cares if you are stapled, you get a huge pay raise - of course that only works until you get furloughed.....

 

[FlyingSig]

Never furloughed a pilot, top pay rates, unifited pilot group, smart management--all things sorely lacking at the other majors.

You just described Delta Air Lines between 1926-1990.

 

[freightdogfred]

Relax Francis, no sense in slinging mud yet...This is no Morris Air or ATA buyout. Call it an acquisition, a merger, whatever but both companies were viable, profitable brands prior and both mgmt and pilot groups know that. The SLI will be equitable, the last thing they want is a new group of pissed off employees. Both pilot groups are highly motivated and this will be one juggernaut of an airline you can be sure of that. FL's been goin toe to toe with SW for years now in BWI, they know this is a motivated group.

 

[glasspilot1]

I am going to be polite and say welcome aboard but I also going to tell you how ********************ing lucky you guys are.


we just handed you across the board raises of 40%.


You guys might be missing something here...it is an acquisition not a merger.


don't worry about a integration, you are going to a good company with a huge pay raise. get over it. it is an aquisation not merger.

To all you AirTran guys, this is what you hear before the stapler comes out!

 

[Anonymous2]

I've always said that SWA will be ACQUIRING Tran. And all I got was smart remarks for it. Well guess what.........it is happening. Good luck to all the Tran employees.

 

[IAHERJ]

As a former AAI pilot(March 2003 hire) who left in 2005 for CAL, I'll be watching this one closely. Good luck to all! Congrats to my old buds at AAI. I think this is going to be a good thing.

 

[chase]

AirTran Crews

Welcome aboard!! There will be a lot of shots fired from all sides and from within but if approved the two airlines together can grow and move forward.

The hope is for it to go as smoothly as possible....the two pilot groups have been talking already and with new hires in the pipeline and Mike's announcement earlier today about new hires for SWA beginning in 2011 there are many positives (definitely some negatives admittedly).

Congrats again!

 

[PreContact]

Any guesses to new cities? I would think the Mexico/Latin America would stay and probably some new Canada flying. Domestically this will give Southwest some new cities (notably Des Moines/Memphis/Harrisburg/Allentown/Charlie West/Lexington/Rochester/Akron/Dayton, etc). I was surprised that neither yet flies to Cincinnati, but I'm pretty sure that will change! Good luck!

 

[Whataburger]

Cool, I made $2,500 before I woke up this morning.

Hope you boys like LBB and 8 legs a day!!!!

Lets get 'er done. Welcome aboard. I wonder if the 717 folks will have to PFT??

 

[becket]

Wow. Here we go again! Congrats Airtran!

 

[johnsonrod]

So, will the AirTran pilots be flying all of the international routes to Mexico and the Caribbean? Just joking... :laugh::laugh::bawling::crying::laugh:

I guess all of the McBoeing 717 pilots can look forward to more training if this goes through... Too bad because I hear the 717 is fun to fly... If the merger integration happens and is fair (yeah, let's see if that happens), then all of you guys should get a decent pay raise. Good for you!