Originally Posted by
jcountry
I doubt he could afford either. (Or at least wouldn't want to risk that big of a bet.)
I doubt regulators would be cool with any private fund controlling such a large share of the US market.
I'd look for him to possibly buy something like Jet Blue.
The article just said he paid over 26 billion for BNSF and AAL's market cap is just under 24. BRK's market cap is 417 billion. Would you own 6% AAL in your portfolio and consider is a unsuitable risk? And Buffett is worth enough to afford any one of the legacies personally, let alone BRK.