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Well, every one except Southwest, which dumped the 717s they got from AirTran. So other than that, yeah, totally. And look at the massive pile of fail that is Southwest. What were they thinking?
The genius in this forum is simply off the charts. So many of you clearly missed your calling.
Since you brought it up, let's compare and contrast.
Southwest / Airtrain - $1.7 Billion- Airplanes Acquired: 52 (737s)
- Orders Acquired: 60
- New Cities: 21
- Leases sold: 88
Alaska / Virgin - $2.5 Billon + $1.5 Billion Assumed Debt- Airplanes Acquired: 0 (Returned)
- Orders Acquired: 0 (Cancelled)
- New Cities: 1
- Leases Sold: 0 (Expired)
If the company is planning on returning the Airbii, then it looks like the only thing Alaska got out of a 4 billion dollar deal was 14 gates between LAX and SFO and debt to fend off a hostile takeover. Any other airline could have done more.
Kelleher these guys ain't.