Originally Posted by
CRJCapitan
I think lifestyle preferences are secondary to just about everything involving this kind of move. They'll find a way to make it happen (if it makes financial sense), and those who don't want to make the move can stay behind and find something else to do.
It's not like it should take much convincing to move to become the CEO (etc.) of American Airlines.
Could be. I could see the CEO, who is not exactly a PNW native, maybe having ambitions that might involve a change of venue.
But many or most of the other AS execs and board members are *very* involved in the local community, and have been their entire adult lives. I'd expect them to tend to steer the ship in the direction of bite-size acquisitions where the HQ remains firmly rooted in SEATAC.
But who knows, maybe they'd think they could buy AA and keep the HQ in SEA.
Again, Boeing probably gets a vote. Not sure how they'd feel about their pet airline relocating.