SWA buyout?
12-05-2017 | 04:50 AM
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Net Neutrality is not a "merger" it's a utilitarian concept set up to "help" the big companies actually against the little guy.
If large consumers of the internet bandwidth, ie NETFLIX, AMAZON, etc don't pay more (because of net neutrality), then the costs for everyone, ie the little guy startup, go up which stifles innovation.
12-05-2017 | 08:15 AM
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While I’m not interested in going through another merger anytime soon, a WN/AS merger on paper makes a whole lot of sense. The combined Airline would have scale and dominance along the West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska to be a formidable competitor to the Big 3 and set the combined Airline up for larger equipment to build a long haul Transpacific operation out of SEA. Given the combined fleet would most likely be all Boeing again by the time the two Airlines are combined, the integration and cost synergies should be realized in less than half the time it took WN to integrate FL. That alone makes the merger even more compelling from WN’s perspective. Time will tell, but it wouldn’t shock me if this happens in the next 12-24 months.
12-05-2017 | 11:58 AM
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Only on toilet paper.
The **** that comes with a merger isn't worth it. The AS and Virgin pilots still have to merge. Not going to be a happy group when it's done--even if the SLI is done well. Both sides have a very different idea of "fair". Even the CEO feels the pain of a merger after a while.
The **** that comes with a merger isn't worth it. The AS and Virgin pilots still have to merge. Not going to be a happy group when it's done--even if the SLI is done well. Both sides have a very different idea of "fair". Even the CEO feels the pain of a merger after a while.
12-05-2017 | 12:51 PM
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Only on toilet paper.
The **** that comes with a merger isn't worth it. The AS and Virgin pilots still have to merge. Not going to be a happy group when it's done--even if the SLI is done well. Both sides have a very different idea of "fair". Even the CEO feels the pain of a merger after a while.
The **** that comes with a merger isn't worth it. The AS and Virgin pilots still have to merge. Not going to be a happy group when it's done--even if the SLI is done well. Both sides have a very different idea of "fair". Even the CEO feels the pain of a merger after a while.
12-07-2017 | 02:54 AM
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No way. SWA is way too cheap to pull the trigger on a deal like that. Maybe once another airline is on the ropes, swa will open up the checkbook again, but an industry and investor darling like Alaska is out of SWAs league and would come at a huge price premium that they wouldn’t be willing to pay. Besides, be careful what you wish for...Southwest is a great company, but it has its warts too, some of them genital warts.
12-07-2017 | 02:59 AM
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Have you even talked to their guys? Even at our new rates their midrange FO's make more than our captains. That's without breaking a sweat. I have friends there and I've seen their W2's. It's night and day.
And line bidding WITH CONFLICTS?! As in...the **only reason** to even have line bidding?? Imagine that...
12-07-2017 | 06:02 AM
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Yeah I can't imagine what I'd do with all that extra money, time off, being able to credit 200+hours a month every month and fun overnights. That sounds like the worst...
Have you even talked to their guys? Even at our new rates their midrange FO's make more than our captains. That's without breaking a sweat. I have friends there and I've seen their W2's. It's night and day.
And line bidding WITH CONFLICTS?! As in...the **only reason** to even have line bidding?? Imagine that...
Have you even talked to their guys? Even at our new rates their midrange FO's make more than our captains. That's without breaking a sweat. I have friends there and I've seen their W2's. It's night and day.
And line bidding WITH CONFLICTS?! As in...the **only reason** to even have line bidding?? Imagine that...
12-12-2017 | 10:56 AM
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01-27-2018 | 08:42 AM
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Rumors?
Any new rumors floating around?? I’ve heard from multiple pilots that Southwest has been looking into Alaska... And supposedly American is looking at the Virgin busses. Just seems like an interesting time right now. Especially with the hault on Airbus classes in March?
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