I should have known better than to listen to the F/As, lol

 

Franke speaks.....

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/i...140748376.html

 

I think he's right. But, I still wouldn't see a Frontier-Spirit merger.

I would, if I was a Frontier guy, start wondering how I look in a blue pilot shirt though.

 

I disagree, Spirit-Frontier makes a lot of sense. Not much overlap and we could double in size overnight. I wouldn't be surpirsed if they ditched the Spirit name either.

The scariest thing about a Spirit-Frontier merger to me is that when asked about the possibility managements best excuse is that "Frontier has different engines on their buses". Not very reassuring to me.

 

What's your reasoning?

I see blue going to one of the big 3 and us and frontier getting together. Of course it's the airline industry.

 

Should have said "I thought blue would have wound up as part of the big 3".

 

My reasoning, extremely amateurish I realise, is this: JetBlue is the fifth largest airline in the U.S. (of the majors), I'm not sure how easy regulators would sanction a merger between JetBlue and a legacy/SWA. New York is a huge market, but one where JetBlue has a significant presence. Plus, JetBlue doesn't offer anything the legacies don't already have. But, they are innovative in their thought process, haven't acquired anyone, but have shown a tendency to "team up" with other airlines. A merger with Frontier offers an established and more respected brand name than Spirit, a somewhat loyal customer base (which JetBlue relies on) and aircraft (Airbus) orders. A merger with Frontier offers middle America access, something JetBlue doesn't have a lot of.

The talk of a contract extension does worry a bit here at Spirit....

 

What is this talk of contract extension you speak of? Can you elaborate?

 

Just rumor.

Apparently, the rumor is out there that the company is looking at offering JetBlue +some percentage, same work rules and an extension to the current contract of two years.

I didn't start the rumor either...

 

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