Why stop there? Give back TWA, AMwest, Republic (1), Midwest and while you’re at it let’s bring back Morris Air for good measure.

F-it, bring back the Civil Aeronautics Board! 😂

For all the political connections JB has, I believe there are 4 huge airlines with connections and political contributions placing their thumb on the scale against approval.

The company can operate as 2 operating certificates. There is precedent for that (Republic, Atlas, etc.). It won't be as efficient, but they don't have to wait for a supreme court decision to actually merge. And in the meantime they could merge most of the operation, and maybe even transfer some assets to the JetBlue certificate. Annoying? Yes, but IMHO I don't think that's a deal-breaker. They WILL get the approval, eventually. Maybe it happens in late January of 2025...

Interesting idea. Maybe they win in court, but if the DOT won't back down they close on the sale and slowly move assets to the JB certificate?

Maybe? At the very least they could run them as 2 operations until such time that the DOT gets their heads extracted. 2 operations that work together for max efficiency.

Our contract does not allow for that

It would be interesting to see this play out with our respective scope clauses regarding merger transactions…. We at NK have certain protections in cases of a merger, but I’d need a Rep to digest the legalese for me; lots of lawyer talk….

Oh, darn. I guess it will just have to be scrapped then. Pack it up fellas, the CBA won't let it happen!


I'm pretty sure that if necessary, a temporary modification could be made with some stipulations. It is in all of our best interests that this thing go through.

I’m sure that it could be arranged… for a price