Originally Posted by Arctichicken

We are just line pilots and none of us were in the room when the decision was made, however there are some facts to consider. VX board of directors decided to sell the airline. Why? There must be a myriad of reasons but one major factor was that VX wasn't a revenue generator. Initially, there were 3 bidders for VX-Alaska, jetBlue, and Delta. Delta pulled out early due to reasons unknown to me but I'm going to guess it was due to DOT/DOJ constraints. I don't know about you but jetBlue doesn't look like a very appealing dance partner but to each his own. Who is this "young suitor" that you are referring to? The only two who came to the party were: the middle-aged, balding guy with the greasy hair, with money and the young, average looking guy, who just gets by financially. The third person would have been a greaseball Wall Street slime ball who probably would have dismantled VX and sold it off piece by piece. That's just my guess. I'm not saying that Alaska saved VX pilots from demise but I'm also curious as to who this young stud is because apparently, he never showed up to the party.