Originally Posted by
baseball
I would anticipate that UAL management will next grab on to an Asian carrier, then a European carrier, and then maybe a Nordic carrier.
FWIW, UAL
already has established 100% Joint Ventures with an Asian carrier and an European one. The JVs are basically "virtual mergers" approved by the respective govrenments where
everything is shared (planning/marketing/revenues/expenses) in a region even if UAL, or the partner, does not even operate on a specific route. The only differential is the paint job on the airplane and the reimbursement of operating expenses. If UAL ever merges with either of these JV partners it will basically entail painting the airplanes and combining employee groups. Virtually everything else is already done.