Wall Street sure likes the merger news for ALK JB and LCC

[RNP.15]

Well General if your right have fun fishing in sitka. It's a great layover in my book!

 

[General Lee]

Well General if your right have fun fishing in sitka. It's a great layover in my book!

If it happens, I will happily buy you a beer there. Have a great day!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[av8tor4239]

AK will most likely go with DAL. Special codeshares and sharing of gates makes it look probable.

Regardless, HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY, and do something nice for someone today, like give a homeless man a quarter and a small french fry from McDonalds. Have a GREAT one!


Bye Bye--General Lee

You are such a freak :cartman:

 

[av8tor4239]

Astronomical debt load? What is your definition? JBLU's Assets are greater than liabilities by 1 Billion dollars. Long term debt is down to 2.5 B from well over 4 B two years ago.

AAI which was just bought buy SWA as you know has Assets of 2.0B and liabilities of 1.6B. Who is in better shape?

Incompatible fleets type with who? Would you say an MD80 is incompatible with a 737 or 757 or 777 at AA? What difference is another fleet type? And with Delta and UAL it is moot. Both have A320s

Relax man... I dont think there will be any more M&A's any time soon...

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Relax man... I dont think there will be any more M&A's any time soon...

Yeah whatever

 

[Flyby1206]

The three girls left by the wall at the dance

Maybe the girls will go lesbo style and JB/USAir East, and Alaska/USAir West!

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Maybe the girls will go lesbo style and JB/USAir East, and Alaska/USAir West!

Lesbo style, ha yeah that would fit

 

[Green]

UAL/Jet Blue
AA/LCC
ALK/DAL

 

[igneousy2]

Not so fast...I don't think DAL can afford to give LUV such an easy entry to ATL. I bet DAL or DAL through ALK makes a competing bid. Imagine if DAL was able to convince ALK to bid on AAI. If Alaska wins... DAL loses close partner as ATLs other airline instead of their number-one enemy. If the bid fails then you force LUV to pay more. 1 Billion dollars is not a lot of money to these companies.

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Not so fast...I don't think DAL can afford to give LUV such an easy entry to ATL. I bet DAL or DAL through ALK makes a competing bid. Imagine if DAL was able to convince ALK to bid on AAI. If Alaska wins... DAL loses close partner as ATLs other airline instead of their number-one enemy. If the bid fails then you force LUV to pay more. 1 Billion dollars is not a lot of money to these companies.

Would have happened by now.

 

[Mamma]

ALK-HAL. Coming soon to an island near you!

 

[Mea25000]

Just talked to one of our fearless leaders. No merging in AS's future in any form. Growth and lots of it. Starting soon! But I will believe it when I see it. New city announcements in a couple of days...

 

[NuGuy]

Just talked to one of our fearless leaders. No merging in AS's future in any form. Growth and lots of it. Starting soon! But I will believe it when I see it. New city announcements in a couple of days...

LOL, I think that is what Richard Anderson told the DAL pilots right before the NWA merger.

Nu

 

[NuGuy]

Would have happened by now.

It can happen right up until it's signed on the dotted line.

NWA snaked Midwest away from AirTran virtually at the last second. All my Tranny bros were all telling me I was full of it because it was "a done deal...everyone is committed".

Now the quality of that transaction is a whole other matter, but weird, last minute crap can, and does happen.

Nu

 

[coogebeachhotel]

It can happen right up until it's signed on the dotted line.

NWA snaked Midwest away from AirTran virtually at the last second. All my Tranny bros were all telling me I was full of it because it was "a done deal...everyone is committed".

Now the quality of that transaction is a whole other matter, but weird, last minute crap can, and does happen.

Nu

SWA can outbid anyone. Sorry Charlie. This is done.

 

[NuGuy]

SWA can outbid anyone. Sorry Charlie. This is done.

SWA may very well be able to outbid anyone. Doesn't mean the price has to stay the same.

It's called "Greenmailing"

Nu

 

[Mea25000]

RA has been in pdx hanging out with BA which always makes you wonder but I can only say what I have been told...

 

[coogebeachhotel]

SWA may very well be able to outbid anyone. Doesn't mean the price has to stay the same.

It's called "Greenmailing"

Nu

"Greenmailing" yeah I know what that is. This is not "Greenmail"

Greenmail or greenmailing is the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the target firm to buy those shares back at a premium in order to suspend the takeover.

Airtran is not buying those shares back. They want to be bought

 

[igneousy2]

Would have happened by now.

How do you figure that? This has still got a long way to go. Two boards...Two groups of shareholders and one justice department. There is still plenty of time for somebody to throw a competing bid in.

 

[coogebeachhotel]

How do you figure that? This has still got a long way to go. Two boards...Two groups of shareholders and one justice department. There is still plenty of time for somebody to throw a competing bid in.

Hey Slick have you ever heard of a hostile takeover? Not that this would ever happen in this scenario.

When the homecoming queen picks the dude he can't say no.