Originally Posted by Rabid Seagull

or I should say;

Could American Airlines Buy Alaska Air?

By Ben Levisohn

Remember when Delta Air Lines’ (DAL) was rumored to be interested in acquiring Alaska Air (ALK)? Now, Wolfe Research’s Hunter Keay offers a long, convoluted and very speculative scenario in which American Airlines (AAL) makes a play for Alaska Air:
[INDENT] Fact: American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both have Asian growth ambitions
Fact: American Airlines is now doing more business with two key Delta Air Lines partners
Fact: Both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines plan on growing a lot out of LAX
Opinion: The Korean Air and Delta Air Lines relationship is worsening
Opinion: The Alaska Air and Delta Air Lines relationship is not great these days
Opinion: We see Korean Air potentially leaving SkyTeam
Opinion: American Airlines might pursue a three-way JV with JAL and Korean Air …which would be a potential ‘check mate’ for oneworld in Asia
Opinion: We see Alaska Air and Delta Air Lines terminating their codeshare in time
Opinion: Alaska Air could join oneworld soon thereafter
Result: American Airlines fortifies its grip on Asia & west coast U.S. by buying Alaska Air

Originally Posted by Rabid Seagull

Now, Wolfe Research’s Hunter Keay offers a long, convoluted and very speculative scenario ...

Keay acknowledges the likelihood of “this series of events happening exactly as we laid out is roughly 0%,” but thinks it reflects changes happening in the industry ...
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I enjoyed the "roughly 0%" this would happen, but still write about it...he might as well be on this forum.

Originally Posted by Packrat

Someone has been buying Alaska for the last 25 years. I wouldn't fret about it too much.

Originally Posted by cesnacaptn

SNA now has customs and immigration. SWA and Volaris fly to Mexico. The airport even offered incentives to start service to Mexico when they opened the facility. Alaska had the usual excuses for why they didn't want the free money.

I hate that we let SWA get more than a year's head start on the route to establish themselves. I'm sure we evaluated the fares over that period and decided we needed to get some of that. Either that or it's tit for tat on SWA flying more nonstops from socal to the Northwest.

Originally Posted by Going2Baja

GR8 Plan!!!! I think that's the best plan I've heard in a while!!!

Baja.

Originally Posted by EskimoJoe

NFW!!! I would welcome Delta with open arms but never American. Ask the former America West pilots about how Doug Parker treats the small group. American would be an unmitigated disaster. Plus their contract is an absolute joke.

Originally Posted by gooddeal

Probably only the traits of a niche airline

Alaska Airlines employee uses her own credit card to get stranded Delta passenger home