Will SWA and AT truly merge?

[JT12345]

Looks like Dash had it right all along..... who would have thunk?

I cant believe u can say this after the disparity in recent airline profits.

 

[Dan Roman]

You had to ruin my day and bring those guys up?

Sorry, at least I didn't mention fubijacker!

 

[scoreboardII]

Dude, the trifecta antichrist! Stop!,!!,

 

[Lear70]

And just a few days from the end of the world on 12/12/12... Coincidence? I think NOT!

 

[General Lee]

That's funny coming from a Delta Outsourcer.

I recently decided I did want to fly Delta passengers around, so I just put applications in with...




Alaska


I'm sure more Delta codeshare is in the works. Standby for new announcements. Haha.

RF

The new contract actually tightened the scope with Alaska, which is better for our group. What new flying are you talking about? You mean the recent announcement of flying SAN to Lihue and Boston nonstop? I don't think you have tried those routes, or anyone else except JB from BOS to SAN. How about you try the Hawaii stuff.... Oh wait, you halted the ETOPS stuff when it was determined your 737s were going to get pummeled by HA 330/767s and legacy 757-300s/767s/777s. Hilarious.

What other AK expansion are you talking about? Stuff out of SEA or PDX? Those are two of their primary hubs, and they are trying to figure out any city that MIGHT work. They actually started SEA to AUS, SAT, MCI, and STL recently, which actually affects you guys more. And didn't you guys just announce the termination of SEA to GEG and BOI? They are grinding you down in SEA just like USAir is doing to you in PHL.....please bring some facts next time. The recent SEA announcement was all positive for DL, adding widebody flights to Tokyo Haneda and Shanghai, and extra DL segments to JFK nonstop. Come on Red, you are losing it. Enjoy Ronkonkoma.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[canyonblue]

Well when he talked about adding Hawaiian sucks! to his avatar I took it as not a particularly friendly exchange!.

It was more of a joke based on your comment about my tag. And the little guy comment wasn't aimed at your airline size, but rather you as the lone HAL poster on most SWA threads. BTW, I have since removed Alaska, that guy has seemed to of disappeared.

 

[Dan Roman]

It was more of a joke based on your comment about my tag. And the little guy comment wasn't aimed at your airline size, but rather you as the lone HAL poster on most SWA threads. BTW, I have since removed Alaska, that guy has seemed to of disappeared.

Fair enough, he whose name we shouldn't mention certainly was a piece of work. I was on so many of your threads when the AirTran/SWA merger became so prominate on here. I think it's obvious why I have an interest in mergers and how the " smaller" airline is treated.

 

[slaquer5]

. I think it's obvious why I have an interest in mergers and how the " smaller" airline is treated.

If you only knew .

Hold onto your hat .

 

[SWA Bubba]

Sorry, at least I didn't mention fubijacker!

Great! Now you've ruined MY day...


Bubba

PS. Actually, to be honest, I kinda' miss the little crybaby. He was waaaaaay too easy to spin up. He's the reason we still don't have the ability to use our forum signature blocks.

 

[dicko]

If you only knew .

Hold onto your hat .

Not funny. I haven't even finished wiping up the blood from this one.

 

[Lear70]

Not funny. I haven't even finished wiping up the blood from this one.

I think he was referring to the possibility that Delta may attempt to merge with Alaska, in which case Alaska would be the smaller carrier.

I highly doubt we'll see SWA try to bite off on another carrier purchase, especially while still trying to get THIS one straightened out.

Could be wrong; it's happened before.

 

[Dan Roman]

If you only knew .

Hold onto your hat .

Nice try Plenty of pilots seem to like to start the "we are buying Hawaiian" rumor. Always turns out to be pure fantasy.

 

[Dan Roman]

Great! Now you've ruined MY day...


Bubba

PS. Actually, to be honest, I kinda' miss the little crybaby. He was waaaaaay too easy to spin up. He's the reason we still don't have the ability to use our forum signature blocks.

He was entertaining wasn't he!

 

[redflyer65]

I really don't see how Alaskan stays a stand alone for the long run. I think they will be bought or will buy someone themselves.

That being said, I have no idea who the partner could be out of the current players.

 

[Dan Roman]

I really don't see how Alaskan stays a stand alone for the long run. I think they will be bought or will buy someone themselves.

That being said, I have no idea who the partner could be out of the current players.

I think it's a safe bet that the only partner that makes sense for AK is Delta given the amount of codesharing they already do.

However, that said, I think they are like Hawaiian in that they have a very strong brand identity and can survive alone. Any acquisition of either carrier means paying for a brand identity that would be lost in a merger.