Alaska and Jetblue??
02-14-2019, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by aldonite7667
No merger will take place while airlines are making gobs and gobs of money. Why upset the investor apple cart if you don’t need to?
Originally Posted by ProPilotBlue
So about that. Alaska took on a whole pile of debt to get VX. Would a merged Alaska/JetBlue be in a worse-off place than if JetBlue had won that merger instead? I'm worried that a merged Alaska/JetBlue would be financially worse-off than if we stayed separate.
02-14-2019, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
UA is the least profitable of the Big 3 and investor pressure to change that. Our financials are solid, RASM on Mint flying is healthy. Good cash on hand. If they wait til conditions are more favorable to a merger then there could be a bidding war for B6.
I think that's a fair concern
I think that's a fair concern
02-14-2019, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluedriver
It's also very likely a different presidential administration would make a merger even more difficult. IF something is to happen with the big 3, it would happen sooner than later. IF.
Without getting too political, 2020 isn't very far away and there could possibly be drastic changes to the administration at that point.
02-14-2019, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
UA is the least profitable of the Big 3 and investor pressure to change that. Our financials are solid, RASM on Mint flying is healthy. Good cash on hand. If they wait til conditions are more favorable to a merger then there could be a bidding war for B6.
I think that's a fair concern
I think that's a fair concern
02-14-2019, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pilotpayne
It’s because of mergers airlines are making gobs and gobs of money.
We have less airlines now vs the time before deregulation.
We have less airlines now vs the time before deregulation.
02-14-2019, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
If they wait til conditions are more favorable to a merger then there could be a bidding war for B6.
To the OP: majority of employees at B6 would enthusiastically embrace a merger with Alaska, or anyone else for that matter except the ULCCs.
02-14-2019, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluetruth
There will be a bidding war so furious it would make the VX one look like childs play, whenever it comes.
To the OP: majority of employees at B6 would enthusiastically embrace a merger with Alaska, or anyone else for that matter except the ULCCs.
To the OP: majority of employees at B6 would enthusiastically embrace a merger with Alaska, or anyone else for that matter except the ULCCs.
And now thinking about the company buying back billions of stock makes more sense...
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