Originally Posted by
Salukidawg
Forget AS at this point. You all couldn't agree on who would run the combined Airline anyway. Why not wait for F9/NK to shake out and then merge with them? Full Airbus fleet and a balanced domestic route network spread evenly throughout the country. AS/B6 would be a barbell network. Strong on the opposite coasts without much of anything in the middle of the country. It would be too reliant on transcons only and that's not sustainable against the Big 4 IMO.
I could see that, assuming F9/NK happens and they move upmarket with the onboard product. Otherwise we'll potentially be back where we started with JB trying to merge with a sacred ULCC and get shot down by the court. Either way, probably 3yrs before AS or F9/NK would be ready to dance.