Originally Posted by The Cavalier (Post 1366074)

I see a lot on that list that should have closed a long time ago. Shut them down and bring on the GA IFR user fees I say.

Originally Posted by DeadHead (Post 1366024)

So are these 17 routes officially replacing current ALK feed, or are these new routes altogether?

I got the impression that the majority, if not all, of the new feed would be serviced by mainline aircraft.

Originally Posted by FIIGMO (Post 1366077)

I hope you are joking. I find it hard that anyone with a GA background on here would say such a thing! I assume your training was not GA!

Originally Posted by Free Mason (Post 1366075)

Very Unlikely. This is a little message to ALK. We can do this one of two ways. The nice way, or we can destroy your market cap and call in to question the nice little thing you have going. Which way do you want to do this?

DAL has plenty of gate space for international Growth in SEA, what they do not have is enough gate space to add the feed required to replace ALK. On top of this, DAL would have a very hard time competing with the loyalty that ALK enjoys with its customers in the Pacific NW. DAL knows it, ALK knows it.

What ALK has is a market cap that makes them very difficult for one to be successful in a hostile takeover. A buyer would need to offer a premium on the already inflated market price and that would put the cash needed in the ballpark of 4 billion plus or minus a few hundred million. That is cash AMR and DAL do not have. ALK management knows it and it appears that they have pushed back on some of DAL's desires. What we are seeing is DAL sending ALK a very understated but strong message.

Originally Posted by The Cavalier (Post 1366074)

Shut them down and bring on the GA IFR user fees I say.

Originally Posted by FIIGMO (Post 1366077)

I hope you are joking. I find it hard that anyone with a GA background on here would say such a thing! I assume your training was not GA!

Originally Posted by flyallnite (Post 1366080)

I've flown a lot of GA, but I'd like nothing more than to see Donald Trump and Steve Forbes have to pay their share of the ATC bill when they go flying. Same for the air taxis. Exempt the bug smashers.

Originally Posted by FIIGMO (Post 1366077)

I hope you are joking. I find it hard that anyone with a GA background on here would say such a thing! I assume your training was not GA!

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 1366102)

The fractional companies too. Buffett has plenty of money. NetJets and it's peers can start forking up money for the services they use.

Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 1366113)

Heck, anyone making over $100K can easily afford to pay an extra 10 grand in taxes. Taxes are already efficiently and significantly collected in jetfuel purchases. Adding another governement collection bureaucracy will simply add more government jobs.

Originally Posted by N9373M (Post 1366100)

GA IFR user fees would probably hinder GA's already stagnate growth and/or compromise safety as you'd get a lot more VFR traffic.