LMAO!! Plan? We don't need no stinking plan!

How about calling it the MaxQ?

That would be too gay.

I came over here to see what the current rumor status was on merger/ aquisitions ...... So what do you think? Buying jetblue before end of this year or mid 2018?

Maybe if JB's market cap was around 3-4 billion.

JetBlue's market cap is $7.5B plus they have $5B in debt. So buying them at market value would cost about $12.5B. It would be even stupider than Alaska spending effectively $4B for Virgin America. Given how management is throwing cash at stock repurchases, there is no way they would dilute the stock with an all stock merger and there isn't enough cash on hand to do it.

I predict a big order in the fall for jets and United will grow organically.

I'd call it wishful thinking on your part. If you stop to analyze what the DOT would make the combined carrier liquidate (JFK, BOS) then where's the value? Sure, we'd all LOVE to see any Florida base become a part of the system, but there can't be enough there to make opening up NYC and Boston to the other airlines & make it worth it. Sure, I'd love to see us have all those nice AirBi that you all have, but I also loathe the idea of another merger. Realistically I see Spirit as a better candidate. It kills a major thorn in our side, and gives us lots of AirBi with the V2500 engines that we can re-configure and re-deploy.

So the rumor is confirmed?

Someone will make a offer for Hawaiian by next some. Probably Delta.

Delta buys Hawaiian, Alaska and Jet Blue merge and Kirby still won't have a fleet plan. We're floundering under an apprehensive management that just can't seem to make up its mind. Are United's regionals shrinking or growing and which is it Scott?