Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
Agreed, UA/AA would be an Aeroflot fantasy scenario giving the combined carrier incredible pricing power. Even if the US approved it there would be enormous ripple effects globally (TATL JVs, alliances, etc) and I am not sure Europe would be in the mood to play along.
UA/JB would give the next best bang for the buck, allowing UA to increase pricing power in the BOS/JFK areas in particular and further pushing AA into irrelevance.
AA/AS would be a smart combo, and the AS mgmt team could likely turn things around better than Isom has.
No not really. United would be “taking one for the team” essentially. UA/JB would have to give up slots in BOS/JFK/EWR to AA and DL (organic growth is significantly cheaper). The big 3 together would gain pricing power.