U.S. Airways bids 8 Billion to buy Delta

[samballs]

I know that. It just means that when you are merged by DOH, all the senior US guys will bid over and take all the 777 flying from current DAL pilots.

Are you fat and based in ORD?

 

[Sig]

8 Billion spondoolicks to merge with Delta- and we're facing record cancellations at my POSline because the equipment is garbage and the money won't get spent to fix it?

Hey! Look at this 5 gallon bucket! Watch me put 15 gallons of feces in it! Hooray!

 

[Tomct]

I know that. It just means that when you are merged by DOH, all the senior US guys will bid over and take all the 777 flying from current DAL pilots.

Man, you really ARE full of crap!!

 

[Tomct]

Hey QUACK. Did you know that your AVATAR is really a MAN? I mean, what kind of girl has size 11 feet. I've heard that she is the "Hilton Secret!!":laugh:

 

[CallmeJB]

If USAir has 3-4 Rjs in market A and Delta also has 3-4 Rjs, all the sudden it might make more sense to have 3-4 mainline aircraft.

Mainline aircraft replacing regional aircraft on the same route? Can't you see?

This is good for all of us.

 

[WSurf]

Mainline aircraft replacing regional aircraft on the same route? Can't you see?

This is good for all of us.

Well that's nothing new! Look back to the 1980's and you will see thats how it used to be.

 

[PropPiedmont]

Guess Airways can order the CRJ-900s now. Skywest can operate them.

 

[rickair7777]

I don't see how this gets past the Gov. They would have to shrink the combind airline by 20 or 30%. They compete on vertually every route in the east. Many in the West and Midwest. They would have to close the CLT hub, probably the Salt Lake City Hub.

This would be bad for all the employees but I won't matter because it won't happen. -Bean

I don't see hub closings...PHX and LAS don't have the capacity to handle the SLC traffic on top of what they already have...

 

[jeroom]

What about the Biscoffs...any word yet?

Yes, I just heard that there will be still 2 biscoffs per packet, one with delta logo, the other one with the USairways logo...

 

[time builder]

I don't see hub closings...PHX and LAS don't have the capacity to handle the SLC traffic on top of what they already have...

Right, that's what STL thought about DFW and ORD when American took over TWA. But, really, LAS is more of a mainline destination than a regional transfer hub like SLC. We'll see what happens.
Hopefully, as stated before, consolidation will lead to more mainline and less regional flights.