Could United merge with part of Jet Blue
 

Could United buy JB's 220 operation?

Assume some suitor wants JB but not all of it. Could United buy the 220 operation? 220 rated pilots come to United. Rest go to Alaska or whoever. FA's I guess would just have to bid. Probably would get a chunk of JFK slots also.

Advantages
1) United gets SNB with increased regional scope
2) Doesn't trigger Bond-McCaskill
3) Fencing is simpler with no type overlap between UAL and JB crews
4) less anti-trust concern
5) United throws cash at the big deal, making it easier to deal with debt/acquisition costs

I think there's some precedent here with PanAm. Not quite sure of the details.

My favorite movie quote from the Billy Madison movie:

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

So you’re saying maybe. hehe

i’m glad we have people like you on this board

You should bring this up at the next board of directors meeting.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhh………Could you provide the name of the AME on your medical certificate please?



You DO KNOW they are ALPA right?

What happened to the random drug testing??

Can we give the JB merger thing a rest, please? It’s fun to speculate, but it’s gotten old

I think if United wanted a fleet of A220s, they would have gotten themselves a fleet of 220s. Adding a new type has inherent extra costs - one of the reasons so many airlines (Alaska, SWA, Frontier, Spirit, and others) have avoided diversifying their fleets. Even when Alaska bought Virgin, they got rid of the Airbuses as soon as economically feasible. For United adding another - particularly lower paying fleet, would be an open invitation for anybody hired into the A220 to break their seat lock by bidding into something paying better.

that not only increases training costs for newbies but rather dramatically increases training costs in the event of furloughs, displacements, or base closures.

and without a doubt it is, 100%, without any uncertainty, not happening.