Originally Posted by
pilotpayne
We were talking about the size of Continental when they merged and the debt. I understand your point however it would be much easier to say a merger would directly impact your QOL so we will only look at all the reasons it can’t happen. Nothing wrong with that at all and much easier that way.
I am not saying it will happen at all my main beef is with friendly who basically just makes stuff up.
Any potential merger with my employer wouldn’t affect my QOL. At my age and seniority I would be too close to the door by the time a new contract and SLI are negotiated for any of this to matter. I just see the debt vs what is offered/desired by others as a major obstacle. Delta is the only legacy with 220’s that could potentially want them, but I seriously doubt that anyone wants any Airbus that isn’t a NEO at this point. American and United wouldn’t want the 220 or older Airbus aircraft, so that presents another hurdle considering the price paid vs what is wanted or kept. There are valuable slots involved, but again I don’t see those being worth the price of buying the whole entity just to get a few desirable pieces. I hope that JB can turn things around, but think that salvation will have to come from within. Banking on staying alive long enough to be “saved” through a merger has been proven to be a poor strategy.