I hate to actually bring logic and reason into an anonymous message board. However, I've had a beer or two, so why not.

1) there is no definate merger. The only report has been one Bloomberg article with an anonymous source that has been sited in 50 other articles. These 26 pages of ranting and raving all hinge on 1 anonymous source in one article.

2) if (and it's a stretch) there is a merger, people with significantly more pull (and law degrees) will figure it out.

3) in any merger someone is really ****ed off. In a good merger, everyone is just a little ****ed off. It's better that way in the long run.

4) If you feel strongly about how a merger should go, discuss it with your union reps. There is no reason we should hate each other even before a merger (or acquisition) should occur. Let's at least give each other the respect we each deserve as professional pilots. Let the union reps make the enemy's. Not us common pilot folk. Should the merger occur, I look at going out with my crew regardless of which side he/she came from.

The last thing we need at a culture driven company, is decisiveness and dissent within the pilot groups.


Feel free to flame as needed. I'm back to the beer.