Originally Posted by
rickair7777
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.
I would guess you are right. If LUV moves on JetBlue, almost certainly I would guess UAL moves on ALK. I think the other two are too big to make a play. The only move ALK would have left in this case would be Frontier or HAL. I would put the odds at 5 to 1... reasonable anyways
Thanks Av8