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Old 07-12-2019, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Av8rRr View Post
More stuff circulating on the streets that a merger is in the works behind the scenes with Alaska and JetBlue. Anyone else hearing this?
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.
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Old 07-12-2019, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by seekingblue View Post
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.


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Old 07-12-2019, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by seekingblue View Post
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.
Don't forget, "it's an acquisition not a merger..."
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Old 07-12-2019, 11:34 AM
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Why would anyone bother buying/merging with anyone now? The market is in the new highs. Southwest is the only one I could see making a play for someone for obvious reasons, but that’s about it. Anything else is wishful thinking.
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Old 07-12-2019, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by flysnoopy76 View Post
Only from the wishful thinkers
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.
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Old 07-12-2019, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
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.
JB is more 5.5B. 7B sounds more like a 30~ aircraft order...
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Old 07-12-2019, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by amcnd View Post
JB is more 5.5B. 7B sounds more like a 30~ aircraft order...
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
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Old 07-13-2019, 07:36 AM
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Let me guess, “I heard at the training center...”
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Old 07-13-2019, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by plt32173 View Post
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
JetBlue and Hawaiian?? I don't know, that's a lot of Airbusses to park.
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Old 07-13-2019, 12:50 PM
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Typically a premium is paid to buy out a public company.
Alaska paid a billion over VA market cap.
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