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Old 08-05-2018, 03:48 PM
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Defensive move against a perceived existential threat? $4 billion to keep B6/VX from merging cheaply. No idea why it was worth that much to AS though.
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Old 08-05-2018, 04:27 PM
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Can we stop calling it “The Jet?” This isn’t the dawn of the ”Jet Age.” Everyone operates jets now.

Well the 737/320's are jets. Welcome aboard. It's an Alaska thing. As far as getting bought, if it happens we'll read it in the paper like everyone else. Relax fly the "jet", and fly the contract. Everything else will work it's self out.
Maybe it's time for a change? You can see why one might think that calling your airplane ”the jet” might be a little ostentatious. Definitely not necessary in 2018. Maybe we can work towards getting rid of that saying along with the crappy contract in 2019/2020/2021/ yougetthepoint. :thumbsup:
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Old 08-05-2018, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Dude View Post
Defensive move against a perceived existential threat? $4 billion to keep B6/VX from merging cheaply. No idea why it was worth that much to AS though.
It was to prevent Delta from taking over.
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Old 08-05-2018, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetlife View Post
Not saying the video is any indication of being bought, however if we do get bought, hind sight would make it comedically obvious that they were doing things to align the chips to be sold. Too many odd things going on right now. 100% freeze on any Airbus improvements and paint, a general lack of mx upkeep, the closing of JFK, hiring freeze etc. I think they are getting the PNL in line to look good to a potential buyer. For a company that has been around 87 years I never never been less confident in our collective future.
Did I misread JL’s email? I thought he wrote that the company will be taking many Airbus off line to paint and update the interiors with Alaska colors/scheme. I skimmed it pretty fast but I thought that was in there?
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Old 08-05-2018, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KnockKnock View Post
Did I misread JL’s email? I thought he wrote that the company will be taking many Airbus off line to paint and update the interiors with Alaska colors/scheme. I skimmed it pretty fast but I thought that was in there?
It's in there. But they have only painted one Bus and then completely stopped. They could have done 1-2 a month instead of taking a bunch offline at once. It seems as if they stopped supporting the Airbus completely. We shall see...
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Old 08-05-2018, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetlife View Post
It's in there. But they have only painted one Bus and then completely stopped. They could have done 1-2 a month instead of taking a bunch offline at once. It seems as if they stopped supporting the Airbus completely. We shall see...
take 2 planes down a month during the busy summer months? Or wait until the historically slower First Quarter to start taking metal offline.

I dont like this management team either, but you sound like you are just grabbing at straws.
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Old 08-05-2018, 08:25 PM
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Alaska and JetBlue wanted to merge but couldn't decide on who would run it or the name of the airline. Then AS went to Virgin America.

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Defensive move against a perceived existential threat? $4 billion to keep B6/VX from merging cheaply. No idea why it was worth that much to AS though.
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Old 08-05-2018, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetlife View Post
It was to prevent Delta from taking over.
Not sure how bidding up VX vs B6, not Delta, is supposed to help.
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Old 08-05-2018, 08:48 PM
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Delta was also bidding for virgin, they walked away when the price got insane.
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Old 08-05-2018, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetlife View Post
It was to prevent Delta from taking over.


I’m skeptical of that.
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