View Poll Results: Which airline will Southwest merge/purchase?
JetBlue
57
21.27%
Alaska
61
22.76%
Spirit
75
27.99%
Frontier
28
10.45%
Suncountry
47
17.54%
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Which airline will Southwest merge/purchase?
10-23-2019, 09:24 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by ackeight
They won’t look at diversifying just for the sake of it. They will do it because it’s something the max can’t do. Whether it be serve new markets or better CaSM’s. I don’t see a merger. This hiccup will be a footnote in history 20 years from now and southwest will be retiring their first max.
I agree that modern society has the attention span of a gnat, but I still think we’d be screwed. At this point not diversifying the fleet is poor risk management.
10-23-2019, 09:51 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by Peacock
Plus buying an airline to get their airplanes is idiotic.
10-23-2019, 10:09 AM
#14
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
No, it's not. Assuming you were going to grow anyway might as well get gates, slots, and crew to go with your new planes. Especially if the waiting list for new build is 6 years out.
10-23-2019, 10:11 AM
#15
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Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER
And if there are two MAX crashes in the next three years (just for the sake of argument) that are not MCAS attributable, the media and social media will still bury the airplane.
I agree that modern society has the attention span of a gnat, but I still think we’d be screwed. At this point not diversifying the fleet is poor risk management.
I agree that modern society has the attention span of a gnat, but I still think we’d be screwed. At this point not diversifying the fleet is poor risk management.
What happens if we get 320/321 neos and their engines explode killing everyone. Then we are saying why’d we buy them! Now 50% of our fleet is grounded and equally as screwed. I’m not saying we don’t diversify, but doing it just because for the what if doesn’t make sense to me. Maybe because I’m more of a dollar and cents kinda guy.
I do respect those that like to spread the risk. Hell I try to in my portfolio, but with historical very safe aircraft I don’t see the need.
10-23-2019, 10:39 AM
#16
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Originally Posted by Peacock
Gates and slots are worth buying an airline for. Airplanes are not.
10-23-2019, 10:43 AM
#17
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
I disagree, at this point in time. Right now if you want to grow, it's a five-year waiting list, or see what you can find in the desert (the good ones are mostly spoken for).
Buy an airline to eliminate a competitor, or to get gates/slots/markets. Buying an airline to get planes is like a firm buying another firm to get their office furniture.
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