Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
Why do a partnership and get a bunch of JFK gates if there is a merger planned? Also why convert 48 MAX 10s to MAX-9s and get those deliveries going if there is a merger planned? Why accelerate a bunch of 2030 planned A-321 NEO purchases to 2026? Why do all this if there is an imminent merger? The only thing I've heard to dispute this is "management always lies" and "you don't know anything". Well neither of those are facts, they are opinions. Its pretty clear that United is charting a course that doesn't include buying an airline or parts of an airline
Also I have as much right to "come over here" (whatever that means) as you do. This board is to discuss JetBlue. Its not the "Jetblue pilots forum". Its about anything regarding Jetblue. I'm sure you have your own internal pilot's forum. I'm sure its full of the rumors that Jetblue is imminently going to be acquired by United. I've been hearing it since 2019.
Here's a whole thread from 2019 about the impending UA/JB merger and how the SLI would even be done.
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To answer your rhetorical question it’s because your management team has a clear cut plan B, if indeed a merger/acquisition is in the works.
jetblue, to the contrary, admittedly had no plan B and hence were the airline is today. That’s the difference between experienced management and jetblue management.
You can’t make this up. Management literally admitted there was no plan B.