Spirit and Frontier… just the beginning
02-21-2022 | 11:12 AM
#253
Mmmm wine
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From: The Jet
My source is saying that a merger with Alaska isn't looking likely. It's towards the bottom of the list of how they want to grow.
Personally I think Alaska needs to merge with JetBlue to better compete with Delta. And there is zero chance Delta makes a move for Alaska. If they backed out of Virgin America they definitely wouldn't even try for AS.
Personally I think Alaska needs to merge with JetBlue to better compete with Delta. And there is zero chance Delta makes a move for Alaska. If they backed out of Virgin America they definitely wouldn't even try for AS.
The irony is that AS doesn't consider a merger as a means to grow, while all the bigger airlines are considering AS a means to gain aircraft and pilots. Once again AS considers themselves the big fish, not realizing that they are swimming amongst whales.
02-21-2022 | 12:00 PM
#254
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From: This side of the dirt.
My source is saying that a merger with Alaska isn't looking likely. It's towards the bottom of the list of how they want to grow.
Personally I think Alaska needs to merge with JetBlue to better compete with Delta. And there is zero chance Delta makes a move for Alaska. If they backed out of Virgin America they definitely wouldn't even try for AS.
Personally I think Alaska needs to merge with JetBlue to better compete with Delta. And there is zero chance Delta makes a move for Alaska. If they backed out of Virgin America they definitely wouldn't even try for AS.
Last edited by av8or; 02-21-2022 at 12:12 PM.
02-21-2022 | 12:18 PM
#255
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I agree. The pilot shortage is going to be a real issue. I would think a merger would be the only option if your wanted to grow quickly but I don't get paid the big bucks to make those decisions. Even acquiring the aircraft from Boeing fast enough sounds like an issue.
02-21-2022 | 12:22 PM
#256
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I agree. The pilot shortage is going to be a real issue. I would think a merger would be the only option if your wanted to grow quickly but I don't get paid the big bucks to make those decisions. Even acquiring the aircraft from Boeing fast enough sounds like an issue.
02-21-2022 | 08:56 PM
#259
Mmmm wine
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It helps if you are buying assets. If WN doesn’t plan on growing as big as AS is, you sell off what you don’t want.
There are two ways of getting pilots right now. 1 is making them from scratch. 2 is buying them. The smart airlines are going to solve these long term problems by buying companies and absorbing pilots.
AS is now the smallest major in the country aside from Sun Country. Where are we going to get pilots?
02-22-2022 | 12:02 AM
#260
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It helps if you are buying assets. If WN doesn’t plan on growing as big as AS is, you sell off what you don’t want.
There are two ways of getting pilots right now. 1 is making them from scratch. 2 is buying them. The smart airlines are going to solve these long term problems by buying companies and absorbing pilots.
AS is now the smallest major in the country aside from Sun Country. Where are we going to get pilots?
There are two ways of getting pilots right now. 1 is making them from scratch. 2 is buying them. The smart airlines are going to solve these long term problems by buying companies and absorbing pilots.
AS is now the smallest major in the country aside from Sun Country. Where are we going to get pilots?
Management takes pride in AS being known as the little airline that could, consistently punching above its weight, and being rewarded by Wall Street in the process.
By combining the brand loyalty up in the PNW, with the "Alaska discount", as well as a sprinkling of various other special ingredients, the "secret sauce" should ensure their continued success, whales now circling in their pond be damned.
