Did anyone else read this Airtran MEC memo?
03-04-2011, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RCD73
"You can milk anything with nipples".
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WOW....this whole thread has really digressed.....squirrel milk?!?
03-05-2011, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanky189
This is fun to watch....
SWA moved into DEN, SFO, LGA, etc and ATL was next. All while you're arguring about your CBA that doesn't really matter that much since AT is being acquired, not merged. (See the tax filings about Air Tran Holdings and SWA Holdings dealings). It is an aquisition, not a merger.
They are playing the 2 groups,... so play as 'nice' as you can. Hope it all works out.
SWA moved into DEN, SFO, LGA, etc and ATL was next. All while you're arguring about your CBA that doesn't really matter that much since AT is being acquired, not merged. (See the tax filings about Air Tran Holdings and SWA Holdings dealings). It is an aquisition, not a merger.
They are playing the 2 groups,... so play as 'nice' as you can. Hope it all works out.
Get over it....Its a merger of equal employees. Go ahead and prepare yourself for an integration that will benefit each pre-merger ("pre-acquisition" if you prefer) group equally.
BTW, I have no benefit or loss from this transaction.
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03-05-2011, 06:54 PM
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Air tran is, was, a private company.
What would stop SWA from buying them, like they did and getting annoyed with the SLI process and saying ok...... shutting air tran down.
Then simply bringing in their birds and using the gates and routes that air tran already owned?
SWA has deep pockets and I would assume great lawyers. Could they pull this off?
What would stop SWA from buying them, like they did and getting annoyed with the SLI process and saying ok...... shutting air tran down.
Then simply bringing in their birds and using the gates and routes that air tran already owned?
SWA has deep pockets and I would assume great lawyers. Could they pull this off?
03-05-2011, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Confused
Air tran is, was, a private company.
What would stop SWA from buying them, like they did and getting annoyed with the SLI process and saying ok...... shutting air tran down.
Then simply bringing in their birds and using the gates and routes that air tran already owned?
SWA has deep pockets and I would assume great lawyers. Could they pull this off?
What would stop SWA from buying them, like they did and getting annoyed with the SLI process and saying ok...... shutting air tran down.
Then simply bringing in their birds and using the gates and routes that air tran already owned?
SWA has deep pockets and I would assume great lawyers. Could they pull this off?
Southwest has to deal with the shareholders and can't just "buy" Airtran.
The benefit of merging with an existing company is to instantly "own" the flying. What you propose would nullify the potential financial merger "synergies"
The only leverage pilots have in an airline merger is in accelerating the integration of the pilot groups by holding out the hand for more money and quickly agreeing to a JCBA and SLI.
If you think the pilots SLI will stop a merger, talk to Doug Parker at LCC, and tell me how the pilots did financially...
Cheers
George
03-06-2011, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by georgetg
Airtran is a publicly traded company stock symbol AAI.
Southwest has to deal with the shareholders and can't just "buy" Airtran.
The benefit of merging with an existing company is to instantly "own" the flying. What you propose would nullify the potential financial merger "synergies"
The only leverage pilots have in an airline merger is in accelerating the integration of the pilot groups by holding out the hand for more money and quickly agreeing to a JCBA and SLI.
If you think the pilots SLI will stop a merger, talk to Doug Parker at LCC, and tell me how the pilots did financially...
Cheers
George
Southwest has to deal with the shareholders and can't just "buy" Airtran.
The benefit of merging with an existing company is to instantly "own" the flying. What you propose would nullify the potential financial merger "synergies"
The only leverage pilots have in an airline merger is in accelerating the integration of the pilot groups by holding out the hand for more money and quickly agreeing to a JCBA and SLI.
If you think the pilots SLI will stop a merger, talk to Doug Parker at LCC, and tell me how the pilots did financially...
Cheers
George
Anyway I don't work for either of these companies involved and frankly mergers seam like they are always messy so that thought above was simply something I was curious about. Esp. given southwest's track record with previous situations.
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