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07-14-2017, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by grnclvrs
While I agree 100% with you, the NWA guys told us the same thing about Bingo.
In Greg's defense, there were some things that went down in those early days that turned Greg into what he became. He started here working very well with AAPAG and making a lot of positive change.
07-14-2017, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JustWatching
....and for the first year they were spot on.
In Greg's defense, there were some things that went down in those early days that turned Greg into what he became. He started here working very well with AAPAG and making a lot of positive change.
In Greg's defense, there were some things that went down in those early days that turned Greg into what he became. He started here working very well with AAPAG and making a lot of positive change.
07-15-2017, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by labbats
Hard to justify force feeding us PBS.
07-16-2017, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by labbats
Hard to justify force feeding us PBS.
Last edited by tyler durden; 07-16-2017 at 09:29 AM.
07-16-2017, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ecam
I'd say ANYTHING is POSSIBLE. The question is what's likely.
Allegiant gains an international infrastructure by buying SY, which is something management has been chasing for a while now, but haven't been able to pull off. Also get a bunch of ETOPS NGs that can make it to Hawaii. AAY would love to get back there after our last 757 gets parked late this year.
Down side is adding another type to an airline that's gone all in for Airbus. My understanding is that SY also carries a large debt load, something allegiant management shuns. Integrating two very different pilot groups with two different unions could be a fiasco. Totally different business models. Allegiant will do anything to make a buck, but runs away from anything that loses a dime like the building is on fire. Our CEO likes to gamble though.
I think the negatives outweigh the positives, but I don't have an MBA, so what do I know. If G4 did buy SY, I would expect everything there as you know it to change. Don't expect more than a handful of planes devoted to MSP. 737s will scatter among the system. It will be more of an assimilation than a merger. Kind of like Alaska/Virgin.
Allegiant gains an international infrastructure by buying SY, which is something management has been chasing for a while now, but haven't been able to pull off. Also get a bunch of ETOPS NGs that can make it to Hawaii. AAY would love to get back there after our last 757 gets parked late this year.
Down side is adding another type to an airline that's gone all in for Airbus. My understanding is that SY also carries a large debt load, something allegiant management shuns. Integrating two very different pilot groups with two different unions could be a fiasco. Totally different business models. Allegiant will do anything to make a buck, but runs away from anything that loses a dime like the building is on fire. Our CEO likes to gamble though.
I think the negatives outweigh the positives, but I don't have an MBA, so what do I know. If G4 did buy SY, I would expect everything there as you know it to change. Don't expect more than a handful of planes devoted to MSP. 737s will scatter among the system. It will be more of an assimilation than a merger. Kind of like Alaska/Virgin.
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