Originally Posted by
Judge Smails
The DOJ can’t unilaterally shoot down this merger. Both sides will make their case, but it’s ENTIRELY in the hands of
one Ronald Reagan appointed judge.
Not only that. The viability of either B6 OR NK is threatened without the merger. There is an external reality outside of the wishful thinking of bureaucrats. Walmart just closed their Portland Oregon and half their Chicago stores because between taxes and crime they were losing money on them. Forcing either B6or NK into bankruptcy just means they will BOTH be bought by someone bigger. Both the pilot pools and the aircraft themselves are too valuable to just go away.