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meritflyer 01-05-2008 11:44 AM

Republic Buying Frontier?
 
Heard there will be an annoucement in the next 6 months or so..

Comes from some pilots involved with their new contract. Anyone else heard this?

JetJock16 01-05-2008 11:46 AM

LOL! I see UAL having a big problem with this, but I guess it could happen.

Oh, I heard that XJT's buying AirTran, SKW's buying SWA and 9E buying JetBlue. Sorry couldn't help myself.

Killer51883 01-05-2008 12:52 PM

rumors have it that they are negotiating airbus pay rates into the new RAH contract. i have also seen a 757 and a 747 wearing chautauqua colors (the white with blue tail and engines) so well see what comes of that

JetJock16 01-05-2008 01:02 PM


Originally Posted by Killer51883 (Post 293490)
rumors have it that they are negotiating airbus pay rates into the new RAH contract. i have also seen a 757 and a 747 wearing chautauqua colors (the white with blue tail and engines) so well see what comes of that

We currently have pay scales that take us up to a 757 and we've had them for the better part of a decade, as you can see we don't a have 757's.

Yet! LOL!!!!!!

dbrockman2 01-05-2008 01:13 PM

Don't laugh, I've heard the same thing from like 5 different people, and the rumor is staying the same.

Wexford has a lot of Frontier stock, and some RAH stock. I hear they approached Bedford about merging the two. Etc. Etc..

meritflyer 01-05-2008 01:20 PM


Originally Posted by dbrockman2 (Post 293501)
Don't laugh, I've heard the same thing from like 5 different people, and the rumor is staying the same.

Wexford has a lot of Frontier stock, and some RAH stock. I hear they approached Bedford about merging the two. Etc. Etc..

I wouldn't put it past Bedford. He has little interest in flying smaller frames (< 70 seats) and has publically stated such. Frontier has needed a partner for quite some time as it's struggled financially.

Like said initially, there is some interesting language presented in the new contract they're working on and this came from some senior F9 FO's involved.

Squawk_5543 01-05-2008 02:19 PM


Originally Posted by JetJock16 (Post 293447)
LOL! I see UAL having a big problem with this, but I guess it could happen.

Oh, I heard that XJT's buying AirTran, SKW's buying SWA and 9E buying JetBlue. Sorry couldn't help myself.


You left out NWA. I'm hearing rumors of a buyout.....

SharkyBN584 01-05-2008 03:51 PM

The great thing about rumors is that it's always a rumor until it's painted on the ramp. I've heard the F9 rumor pop up once or twice...

I've also heard that we're buying Compass.

I've also heard we bought the carribbean sun certificate and we're going to start flying 737's.

I've also heard about 8,000,000 MCO rumors.

What I haven't heard is a press release, statement, company memo, or even smoke signal from a single member of management regarding any of this. Just because Bedford says he wants to fly bigger airplanes doesn't mean we're on the cusp of a Frontier merger (which would be a bad idea for a multitude of reasons).

ToiletDuck 01-05-2008 03:55 PM

I'd enjoy the seniority bump.

SharkAir 01-05-2008 04:03 PM

I don't know if the pilots of Frontier would just stand around and get stapled underneath a bunch of 23 year olds. But what do I know.


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