Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
No. It's you and about 4 others. Please don't put the rest of us VXers in your subgroup. It's an embarassment. Most of us have accepted what happened and moved on. It's for the HAL pilots who are frequenting this subforum since the announcement. You are doing a disservice to them by creating FUD. You might think it's funny, but screenames like ReluctantEskimo, Ala5ka, and Disappointment are those who just can't let it go and still live in the past. You are now exuding your version of getting screwed by AS, and writing FUD statements towards HAL pilots. That's not good.
I haven't said one word about my opinion on this merger. You are projecting what you think I feel based on my
screenname. You're a fool.
I personally am optimistic. I think this could be great for the airline and my personal goals,
if they play it right. And that's a big
if.
And like I said before, all we have is history to reference from. Let's review:
We have the history of the Virgin America acquisition. That's not good. Alaska basically took gates and nothing else. The brand, the routes, the aircraft, are all gone within 8 years of the announcement. That's not FUD. That is a fact.
Then we have history of other airlines doing it right. The management team from America West has risen to become leaders of the largest airline in the world. It's a great underdog story of good timing and choices resulting in a global juggernaut. Regardless of how you feel American is run, they have upscaled nicely.
There is also history of airlines doing it wrong. Bryan Bedford and Republic wanted to be a player and acquired Frontier and Midwest Express. It was poorly run and poorly timed, and it imploded within a couple of years.
3 mergers. 3 different outcomes. Is Alaska leadership up to the challenge? Decide for yourself. In my opinion, this merger is going to require a huge philosophy shift for them.
Don't berate anyone for thinking differently than yourself.