Originally Posted by
Bruno82
I've heard the thought that the three AA WO would be consolidated. I just don't think so. AA did that years ago to where they merged several airlines into the previous American Eagle. Then, after the bankruptcy, they diversified again. They need to keep them separate for whipsaw.
Yes, majors have learned this lesson. They tried consolidated WO's, with mesa the bogeyman in the shadows to keep the cost pressure on but it didn't work.