Originally Posted by
Mea25000
Boeing seems confident Max certification by mid Q4...? We shall see. If something is coming M&A wise, I think it will be UAL and LUV doing the consuming. ALK most certainly has a target on its back right now.
I think SWA fleet diversification is likely now, if not a foregone conclusion.
1. Boeing let them down, bigtime.
2. The elephant in the room now is what if the max got grounded AFTER it had replaced many/most/all of the NG's? I think this is a wake-up call for ANY single fleet operator (could happen to the other guys too).
AS is probably not an ideal acquisition target if fleet diversification is the goal, although they have buses, and more bus order positions in hand.