SWA searching for more deals, SWAPA salivating----article

[vixin]

A good CA would use all available resources including hm hm a more experienced FO.

 

[Whataburger]

If Southwest had bought USAir, and succeeded in stapling their pilots, it's possible that Sully might have been relegated to the right seat with a relatively much less experienced pilot in his place.

The Busses would be gone. He'd been an FO in a 737. You could send a flock of Taradactiles carrying Chuck Norris, and the motors wouldn't have even sputtered. Those birds would have been sliced, diced, and bar-b-qued with no news to report. Sully would be still trying to figure out our round dials. "Did we hit something?"

If it aint Boeing, I ain't going.

 

[Kharma Police]

The Busses would be gone. He'd been an FO in a 737. You could send a flock of Taradactiles carrying Chuck Norris, and the motors wouldn't have even sputtered. Those birds would have been sliced, diced, and bar-b-qued with no news to report. Sully would be still trying to figure out our round dials. "Did we hit something?"

If it aint Boeing, I ain't going.

The USAir Eastie buses have the same engine as your 737.

 

[afhercdriver]

The Busses would be gone. He'd been an FO in a 737. You could send a flock of Taradactiles carrying Chuck Norris, and the motors wouldn't have even sputtered. Those birds would have been sliced, diced, and bar-b-qued with no news to report. Sully would be still trying to figure out our round dials. "Did we hit something?"

If it aint Boeing, I ain't going.

Funny!

 

[Lear70]

The USAir Eastie buses have the same engine as your 737.

OK, that's funny...

 

[mt2]

on second thought...nevermind

 

[redflyer65]

I like it when the Genital is in Gabon.

Intelligent discusions are great...

 

[Cobra17]

Again, you are the one who doesn't seem to understand. F9 already had another bid, and was not going away. They had a large share of the pax at DEN, and brought gates/slots from airports you couldn't get into. I call that things of value, and their pilots had it in their contract (not dropped by the BK judge) that they had to go with the assets. If you wanted a bigger piece of the pie in DEN, faster upgrades, etc, SWAPA should have given them SOMETHING. Something other than a STAPLE, which was a slap in the face. Now, SWA has helped create a larger competitor (Republic), you have lost quicker upgrades, you can't place those extra planes anywhere, and Kelly looked a bit "amateurish" according to some analysts and probably some Wall Streeters. At least you guys are "pals" now, and that TA will be done tomorrow, right???


Bye Bye--General Lee

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsession

• Main Entry: ob·ses·sion
• Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-shən, əb-\
• Function: noun
• Date: 1680

1 : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation <an obsession with SWA>

2 : something that causes an obsession <SWA>

— ob·ses·sion·al \-ˈsesh-nəl, -ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective
— ob·ses·sion·al·ly adverb

 

[Whataburger]

The USAir Eastie buses have the same engine as your 737.

Ok, ya got me. I don't even know what kind of engines WE have. Briggs?

 

[PCL_128]

Alaska and Airtran are the only things that make sense to me.
Alaska seems pretty cozy with DAL, but Airtran would be a pretty good fit for WN so maybe? Sun Country also comes to mind, but they don't really fly anywhere Southwest couldn't go on their own.

I don't see a lot of possibilities.

My bet is AirTran:

- They'd make a hel.l of a lot of noise in ATL.

- Would be a major player in MKE ( major trouble for Republic).

- Gain DCA access/expand LGA access

-Take out the competition in BWI

- Solidify MCO

- Substantial 737 fleet already in place

- 717's could be replaced with new 737's on order

It would probably be a great merger for both companies, but it will never happen, because we won't bend over and take SWAPA's SLI screw-job. They can keep their stapler for someone else, thanks.