Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

I'll play the prognostication game. I suspect it'll ultimately be Spirit.

-Immediately diversifies the fleet and insures against a single AD shutting down the entire airline.

-Eliminates a growing competitor.

-They fly to every sandbar with a runway South of the border.

- Also buying a very young pilot group, which hedges against a pilot shortage

- Not disappointing any customer base by lowering the quality of the product (as would happen with JetBlue for example)

I predict that the integration would result in a cascade of SWA FOs who would be forced to retire as FOs as they are shoved further down the list for another decade of stagnation by young Spirit pilots with superior career expectations.

Sincerely,
Eeyore