A LOT has changed since then. Frankly the DOJ doesn’t know Jack when it comes to knowing if a business is viable. The CEO can’t state that he has no plan or rather no plan that will actually work. He also can’t state that they are near bankruptcy until the moment they file. That is the first moment he can actually state publicly that the airline is bankrupt. Spirit is currently insolvent without a profitable product unless a massive renegotiation with debt holders proves fruitful AND a complete change in business model.

he said that under oath for sure but the earnings forecasts are poor and they say up to 70 airplanes parking at end of 20205. Reality seems far different than the Ted Christie used car sales pitch.

The odds of SWA being allowed to acquire anyone under this administration are very slim. Maybe Sunny.

Election is a little over 5 mos away....be a lot longer than that before the DOJ has anything to say about it. Hopefully the Senate flips and Biden is shown the door to the retirement home.

The JB merger block was a huge mistake by the DOJ. That being said, any merger is a net negative for this pilot group. Anybody who wants that is an idiot in my opinion. JetBlue would be terrible for this group. They have relative seniority and date of hire in spades and anybody junior in any seat stands to lose a lot. Take a look at the way the AirTran merger was handled by SWA if you have any questions. They instantly gave away most of their aircraft and then left it to the pilot groups to figure it out.

Agreed. That would be the worst news ever. Even if they were stapled, I don’t want it. There’s enough misery remaining from the last one.

“Even if they were all stapled” you don’t want it?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yep! The imagined situation of immediate seniority isn’t worth the toxicity. No thanks! Interview and hire forever!

I agree with you Liberty.


No merger / acquisition / whatever you call it goes off without lasting negative effects.
(Except for management, they create a divided pilot group that Gordon Gecko's ...cough...cough... Gary Smelly ....cough...cough can use to *their* advantage)

I witnessed the USAir/AWA drama and it was U.G.L.Y.

Nope!

It doesn’t have to be that way if it’s fair and equitable (a la DLA/NWA or UAL/CAL). It’s typically when one side gets raked over the coals that the toxicity surfaces.