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.