Originally Posted by
rickair7777
A failure might not allow any given airline to pick up the specific pieces they may want... gates, jets, and maybe pilots these days. An accusation is a far more predictable way to achieve specific growth. And faster than organic growth, which depends on the availability of slots, gates, and planes. Also a failure is unlikely... far more likely that someone else would do the accusation and get the toys you wanted.
Agreed. It can take quite a while for an airline to die down to the point where you can get them for a bargain price, at which point what you wanted may have already been sold or given up. KSEA, the Alaska market, good equipment, ETOPS trained, an ALPA pilot group with a great reputation for safety and skills, loyal customer base, etc.....we are attractive. It’s just whether or not someone would/could pony up the dough. But even then, lots of ways to structure a deal.