Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Sadly for both Delta and Alaska pilots there wont be much choice in the matter. Once the JAL deal is done look for the loser to go after Alaska. If Delta gets JAL then I think AMR will come after Alaska in a big way. If AMR retains JAL then Delta will move to protect the Alaska feed.
This is what I have been saying. Losing AS would leave a very large hole in out Asian feed out of our west coast cities. A wise man would think that our management sees this and has already dealt with that issue. That is why I think that by necessity not by choice DAL will be acquiring AS in short order.
They prefer the current arrangement as they get all of the benefits on owning then with none of the mess, but AMR and LUV are going to be spoiler in that desire.