Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

ALPA merger policy would protect furloughed pilots if there was a merger with pilots on furlough. Its not saying those pilots would come back quickly, especially if it was Frontier or an LCC because those airlines aren't really growing and it would take a long time for jobs to appear. The biggest problem is that while a smaller Spirit is a better "bite sized" acquisition, it still has all the debt associated with it. Effectively making it a poison pill acquisition.