Originally Posted by
greatlake
My source is saying that a merger with Alaska isn't looking likely. It's towards the bottom of the list of how they want to grow.
Personally I think Alaska needs to merge with JetBlue to better compete with Delta. And there is zero chance Delta makes a move for Alaska. If they backed out of Virgin America they definitely wouldn't even try for AS.
And in typical fashion, AS has no idea how to adapt. We won't meet our growth plan as it is.
The irony is that AS doesn't consider a merger as a means to grow, while all the bigger airlines are considering AS a means to gain aircraft and pilots. Once again AS considers themselves the big fish, not realizing that they are swimming amongst whales.