Originally Posted by
ColdWhiskey
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If SWA purchases Frontier, they immediately have an Airbus program with trained crew members and roughly 90 existing aircraft, with that number to over double within the next 5 years. Their exposure to the MAX grounding is mitigated and they eliminate one of their ULCC threats, as well as a Denver battleground contender.
It might would be a Win-Win-Win for all 3 US airlines affected by the MAX grounding (except Frontier of course).
SWA tried to buy Frontier years ago. FAPA didn’t want to be part of SWAPA, and felt their careers would be better going with BB and Republic. Amiright?