If the DOJ anti trust people wouldn’t allow the JetBlue/Spirit merger or other similar smaller airline mergers due to loss of competition, I would highly doubt they would be OK with this behemoth 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

It's a whole new administration in case you haven't watched the news in a year.

Trump loves big deals. They'll be happy to approve the deal between United and AA as long as they rename the new airline Trump Airlines and have plenty of gold on the new livery.

Its not the news, its high school education (or lack thereof) I think is to blame here.

It's not the administration, DOT or DOJ who will have the ultimate say. It's the courts. There will be lawsuits by consumer groups or other entities no matter which airlines pursue mergers. The AA/B6 Northeast Alliance was essentially scuttled by a court. That's not to say a merger wouldn't make its way to SCOTUS, but I'm not aware of any merger objections getting past the District Court level. Despite he who thinks he's in-charge and can heal all as a "Red Cross doctor" the courts will look at any tie-ups and have the final say.

Give it a rest dude. This isn’t political, it’s common sense.

As someone without a new hire class date I am definitely hoping this isn't the first of a series of ideas "pushed" to make a merger with B6 (AA is surely not happening..right?) happen.. Selfishly, I can imagine that would effectively push any idea of a class date well into the future..

Forward this to Willis. We do not want or need B6. 90 percent strings attached. It would also be horrible for the junior pilots hired here since covid

I feel like the B6/NK merger being blocked was a real precedent setting case. I don’t see how *traditionally* any airline merger passes after that. Yet here Alaska/Hawaiian and Sun Country/Allegiant seem to be going through with flying colors. Yes both those have LESS overlapping routes but they still have overlapping routes. Judge Young stated in his ruling that essentially if one consumer on one route is harmed then the merger should be blocked.

I don’t agree with Young’s ruling of course, but it’s there and setting precedent. I believe JetBlue and Spirit should have easily gone through.

If United wants to buy anything it better do it in this administration. It’s the chance to subvert our legal system and the precedent set.

the midterms will effectively neuter him and all his hopes and dreams. this is a nothing burger

Not sure Congress has much to do with airline mergers.