Southwest to buy Skywest?

[BoilerUP]

That's not ridiculous. Southwest wanted Skywest to fly the E170 and maybe the E190 and Jerry said no. He didn't want another aircraft type. Also there was disagreement over fuel. This is a true.

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

 

[samballs]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

A friend of a friends sister told him, what more proof do you need. Plus that rumor was started during the ALPA VOTE.

 

[USC328]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

New SKYW payscales include E170/E175 on them. But I'm sure that is old news now.

 

[XPOO]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

Next time I see Uncle Jerry, I'll just ask him in person. That should settle this.

 

[capt1900]

Get in line if you all want a job at Southwest, you should know by now nothing is handed to you in this industry!

Heard today from a Southwest pilot that this is the new rumor over there... anyone else?

 

[spg2bmd]

Just want to say that this rumor is justifiied by a guy that knows a guy that says this was told to him by a guy that knows some shi%. Or.. it's crap, I have no idea. Just puttin a feeler out there.

 

[spg2bmd]

Im drunk.

 

[SKYWRJGUY]

Hm...

While a little tough to swallow (I don't think they need 737 airframes since they're deferring some growth), the second to the last paragraph is interesting.

Feldman, J. M. (2002). The king of the hill evolves. Air Transport World, 39(9), 36-40.

 

[Flip]

I was driving back from Vegas last night and I passed a car in which someone was on the cell phone. I was able to lipread part of the conversation and it appears that they were talking about this rumor and I can confirm that it is indeed true.

 

[Headfake14]

I was driving back from Vegas last night and I passed a car in which someone was on the cell phone. I was able to lipread part of the conversation and it appears that they were talking about this rumor and I can confirm that it is indeed true.

that was funny

 

[samballs]

I was driving back from Vegas last night and I passed a car in which someone was on the cell phone. I was able to lipread part of the conversation and it appears that they were talking about this rumor and I can confirm that it is indeed true.

Sad thing is someone on here will take this joke and be like " yeah i have a buddy that over heard a manager talking on his phone, its true"

 

[wmuflyguy]

New SKYW payscales include E170/E175 on them. But I'm sure that is old news now.

Well there you have it...I guess your the only airline with pay rates for an aircraft you don't have on property. (sarcasm)

 

[ultrarunner]

Southwest has to do something before SkyWest slowly takes over the world. jk. This is the funniest rumor on FI.com in quite awhile.

As big a hard-on as everyone seems to have about SWA, about the only thing their investors can high-five each other on is an occasional slutty-looking babe with killer legs getting on a flight for a minute or two. Oh, and a funny PA every now an then.

But other than that, ZIP.

Nothing lasts forever. And while folks can do rain-dances about profitable quarters, that means squat when a stock continues in the $hitter.

But...I gotta admit...I do sleaze around for their 89 buck fares, thats for sure....might as well....

 

[Jmoney]

Skynation....

Skynation told me about that one.... Since he happened to be the turd floating closest to the surface of the punch bowl at that particular moment, I believed everything he had to say!

 

[GuppyWN]

Nothing lasts forever. And while folks can do rain-dances about profitable quarters, that means squat when a stock continues in the $hitter..

36 years of profit might not be forever but it's a good start!

Gup