Originally Posted by
Skyvector
Not sure what planet or year you are living on, but look around and notice there is no "whipsaw" at the AA wholly owned. What one gets, the other two get as well. We are all equal. Originally everyone thought that AA would play one against the others. All the keyboard warriors were certain of it. Time has shown that the opposite is true.
I don't see a merger happening anytime soon. But I don't doubt it at some point. This whole idea of "whipsaw" is dead..and we didn't need some silly Facebook group with silly kitbag stickers to kill it either.
Fair enough but it is not "whipsaw" that is dying, it is the regional outsourcing model. If they are ever able to outsource pilot labor again (open skies...?), then you can be sure they'll whipsaw again. Outsourcing and whipsawing go hand in hand, and not just in the airlines.
I could see a merger happening someday, but I assume they would merge 2 of the 3 WO years before merging all 3. Consolidation among regionals has to happen someday, but whether it is tomorrow or 5 years from now I have no idea.