SWA/AT future at Risk

[texman]

AGLT and Vision are going to be our biggest competitors. This is where the 717 will play a big role. After the SLI BS, we have to look at our future threats.

http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/2011/04/07/vision-airlines-models-itself-on-allegiant/page1

 

[Ty Webb]

Interesting . . . . .

 

[ArcadiaMaxima]

Ty...What happens if the "new SWA" with you onboard in say 5 years buys someone like Alligiant? Would you want a staple or relative, DOH....what? You may be in that position....what do you have to say?

 

[texman]

I think we might be part of the USAir deal in the next five years. We will take the West side only.LOL

 

[funnyman12]

Airtran was going to buy Midwest, which was smaller than Allegiant is today, and we were going to give them a fair integration......a 4/1 ratio was the talk at the time....Allegiant should get a ratio based on size if we bought them. I think that would be fair...granted im over simplifying the detail of an SLI but I think you can catch my gist. Midwest had 400 pilots at the time and we had 1600.

 

[ArcadiaMaxima]

Airtran was going to buy Midwest, which was smaller than Allegiant is today, and we were going to give them a fair integration......a 4/1 ratio was the talk at the time....Allegiant should get a ratio based on size if we bought them. I think that would be fair...granted im over simplifying the detail of an SLI but I think you can catch my gist. Midwest had 400 pilots at the time and we had 1600.

You better change that view once you are on our side....that won't be tolerated

 

[texman]

Airtran was going to buy Midwest, which was smaller than Allegiant is today, and we were going to give them a fair integration......a 4/1 ratio was the talk at the time....Allegiant should get a ratio based on size if we bought them. I think that would be fair...granted im over simplifying the detail of an SLI but I think you can catch my gist. Midwest had 400 pilots at the time and we had 1600.

I see where you are coming from. So if AT bought ALGT that's what you would consider fair, 4/1 ratio.

 

[DC10]

Sounds fair to me.

 

[General Lee]

Ty...What happens if the "new SWA" with you onboard in say 5 years buys someone like Alligiant? Would you want a staple or relative, DOH....what? You may be in that position....what do you have to say?

What a loaded question. How about let arbitrators figure out what is fair? They are paid to do that, and they are "neutral." That is what you are scared of, obviously, anything FAIR determined by a neutral. Your lawyers put out the facts, and someone else decides. It screams FEAR in your book.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

AGLT and Vision are going to be our biggest competitors. This is where the 717 will play a big role. After the SLI BS, we have to look at our future threats.

http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/2011/04/07/vision-airlines-models-itself-on-allegiant/page1

REALLY? Your biggest threats? Have you seen what Vision Airlines is right now? They have a few Dornier props, a few 737s, and a 767 or two that do work for the Gov't. Have you ever been to VPS? It is limited by a lot, namely gates and it is an AFB. Most of their flights are once or twice a week, maybe 3 weekly to BHM. Were you drunk when you thought up this thread? Allegiant is a bigger competitor than Vision, but they like to stay out of the way of almost everyone else and go to small po-dunk town from a few select vacation destination cities. (LAS, LAX, SFB, FLL) You know, they do have two weekly flights from Elmira, NY to FLL. You had better throw some 717s on that route, QUICK!


Bye Bye---General Lee