Originally Posted by
shiznit
How much leverage does an NMB "STS" determination carry WRT to merger/acquisition/fragmentation/section 1 language?
I know the STS forced Republic to merger "accept" the Frontier/Midwest/Chataqua/Shuttle America/etc. pilot lists to be integrated....
It would carry the weight of US law. If ruled then the airlines would be merged. There was no real chance of that and ASA and Comair did not even attempt to force that issue. The company would never have purchased either airline if they thought there was a chance of a STS ruling. I am sure they did a lot of legal homework before the purchase and I am sure ASA and Comair did a lot of legal homework after the purchase. None felt there was any real chance of a STS. It had been long established that major airlines can own feeder airlines.