Originally Posted by Moby Dick

You looked at us when you bought AAI. We were too expensive then, supposedly. You should have pulled the trigger then. You'd be flying to Hawaii today. However, you wouldn't have been able to staple the AS pilot group like you did AAI. We weren't and aren't desperate to be acquired.



The problem is, with $1.6B in the bank, a smart arbitrager could figure out how to buy AS with AS's own money.

Either way, there would be fireworks in the board rooms.