Who wants Airtran?

[LeonPhelps]

I actually wish they would offer some voluntary LOAs. I could make more money working my other gig for a while full time.

Gonna break out your man thong, and fire up that cash based business?

 

[j41driver]

Of course, you'd have to get rid of the nincompoops who are running Alaska.

What do you do with the nincompoops running Frontier and AirTran?

 

[Ty Webb]

What do you do with the nincompoops running Frontier and AirTran?

"They bought their tickets, they got on that airplane . . . I say, 'let 'em crash' . .. . . . over to you, Jane".

[With apologies to "Airplane"]

TW

 

[400ADude]

Continental and Airtran would make a great combo.

 

[AFcitrus]

Continental and Airtran would make a great combo.

You know, I was thinking that the other day. This would be a great combo. Very little overlap, except EWR-ATL. Airtran could feed more Continental international stuff, both companies have been hiring recently so integrating labor groups wouldn't be too bad.

I'm sure AAI management has looked this over before but with Continental out of the UAL game, this combo might get more interest.

 

[pipejockey]

$280 million will buy you airtran. You might get a couple of hundred million in cash with the deal. The convertable notes aren't due for years to come.

Any bidders?

For that price it would be worth it for DAL, AA and the like to just buy them and shut them down just to get rid of the LCC competition. With the air fares these days we really do not need LCC's anymore.

 

[Yuppyguppy]

You know, I was thinking that the other day. This would be a great combo. Very little overlap, except EWR-ATL. Airtran could feed more Continental international stuff, both companies have been hiring recently so integrating labor groups wouldn't be too bad.

I'm sure AAI management has looked this over before but with Continental out of the UAL game, this combo might get more interest.

Time for some more PBRs

 

[BSkin]

For that price it would be worth it for DAL, AA and the like to just buy them and shut them down just to get rid of the LCC competition. With the air fares these days we really do not need LCC's anymore.

You're a ****************************** -- wish the best to you too!

 

[SkiFishFly]

For that price it would be worth it for DAL, AA and the like to just buy them and shut them down just to get rid of the LCC competition. With the air fares these days we really do not need LCC's anymore.

Thanks. My wife and kids appreciate your good wishes for our future success...

 

[Max Powers]

For that price it would be worth it for DAL, AA and the like to just buy them and shut them down just to get rid of the LCC competition. With the air fares these days we really do not need LCC's anymore.

Good thing we don't live in China or that could actually happen. DOJ hasn't lost all their teeth in the bush admin. .....yet