Originally Posted by Av8rRr (Post 2851915)

More stuff circulating on the streets that a merger is in the works behind the scenes with Alaska and JetBlue. Anyone else hearing this?

Originally Posted by seekingblue (Post 2851941)

I’m from the Blue side of things.





I hear United, Alaska, Hawaiian (and Hawaiian + Alaska) almost daily. I really do hope we merge. I think the additional marker share will increase our career stability and be better in the long term.



In the short term, like any good airline merger, we will all have to hate each other and exclaim how unfair it is, how bad the other guys are, and how we all should be senior to everyone else.

Originally Posted by seekingblue (Post 2851941)

I’m from the Blue side of things.


I hear United, Alaska, Hawaiian (and Hawaiian + Alaska) almost daily. I really do hope we merge. I think the additional marker share will increase our career stability and be better in the long term.

In the short term, like any good airline merger, we will all have to hate each other and exclaim how unfair it is, how bad the other guys are, and how we all should be senior to everyone else.

Originally Posted by flysnoopy76 (Post 2851930)

Only from the wishful thinkers

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2852333)

Well... there are rumblings on the financial side of things about a $7B transaction. I can only think of a few things with that kind of market cap and JB is one of them.

Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2852362)

JB is more 5.5B. 7B sounds more like a 30~ aircraft order...

Originally Posted by plt32173 (Post 2852370)

30? Maybe if they are ordering the 787. That should get you at least 70 narrowbodies.

Or add in HA with a market cap of 1.5B. Maybe they want both lol

Originally Posted by As Briefed (Post 2852664)

Typically a premium is paid to buy out a public company.
Alaska paid a billion over VA market cap.

Originally Posted by Flaps1check (Post 2852929)

It’s already been said by MEA25000, $7B is an order for 101 Max to be announced as soon as it’s recertified in early 2091.

Originally Posted by Packrat (Post 2853073)

AS and B6 now that the Bus is on the AS property would be the perfect match. Now if you could get mainline pilots on the Ejet like B6 does it would help.

Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2853083)

Alaska needs to think out of the box

Originally Posted by Flaps1check (Post 2852983)

Oops fat fingered it, late 2091. Fixed.

Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2853083)

Ejets at B6 are on there way out, A220 on its way in. Another “like” merger is blaaa. Alaska needs to think out of the box 787’s.. grab some Asia markets and Europe..

(Disclaimer. All my opinions)

Originally Posted by full of luv (Post 2855418)

That's the ticket.....buy some 787's and go right after Delta's main SEA markets, Asia, Europe. I'm sure that will bring in the profits.