Originally Posted by
DirkDiggler9999
WN made an offer for F9 several years ago. Once the offer was made, it allowed WN to look under the hood. WN took a look and stood with their offer. Brian Bedford came in and bought F9. Didn't go so well. It is funny to see some of these comments without regard of airlines simply doing business. We never know what the thought process is in a purchase offer. Rule number 2, never take financial from a pilot. Rule number 1 concerns marital advice. We should always hope for the best for our industry brothers and sisters. In the end, its all just dumb luck.
Thats not what happened. WN made a bid contingent on the pilot groups agreeing to an SLI as part of their offer. The Judge rejected any contingencies attached to any offer. The only other offer on the table was Repubic who already had a fee for departure contract with F9. and they used what was owed as partial payment for the entire company along with $109 million.