Alaska nearing deal to acquire Virgin America
04-04-2016, 02:53 AM
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But it does say SOC is the goal.
04-04-2016, 03:22 AM
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To be perfectly frank, the Boelng centricity of AS is now in question. An additional benefit of this merger puts pressure on Boeing to cut the price of the AS book using the threat of switching to the Airbus. Very clever, these Anglers.
04-04-2016, 03:23 AM
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What would be more worrisome to me would be the nature of AK Scope and what that allows for an independent brand under the corporate umbrella. I think that is unlikely because this is probably in part a competitive move to keep SEA and the left coast AK dominant and dampen DAL's SEA expansion.
It will be interesting to see what DAL's response will be.......
04-04-2016, 03:48 AM
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The nature of the corporate transaction does not affect the integration of pilot groups - unless there is fragmentation or sale of VA assets. It's still a merger of 2 ALPA represented groups if operated as a SOC. Delta "acquired" NWA as well. Big Q is do they integrate Airbus into the fleet, or sell them for slots on more 737's?
What would be more worrisome to me would be the nature of AK Scope and what that allows for an independent brand under the corporate umbrella. I think that is unlikely because this is probably in part a competitive move to keep SEA and the left coast AK dominant and dampen DAL's SEA expansion.
It will be interesting to see what DAL's response will be.......
What would be more worrisome to me would be the nature of AK Scope and what that allows for an independent brand under the corporate umbrella. I think that is unlikely because this is probably in part a competitive move to keep SEA and the left coast AK dominant and dampen DAL's SEA expansion.
It will be interesting to see what DAL's response will be.......
04-04-2016, 03:49 AM
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Nope. For years AS operated MD-80s, an aircraft brought on the property via the JA merger. In fact, AS was slated to be the first MD-90 operator. That eventually fell through.
To be perfectly frank, the Boelng centricity of AS is now in question. An additional benefit of this merger puts pressure on Boeing to cut the price of the AS book using the threat of switching to the Airbus. Very clever, these Anglers.
To be perfectly frank, the Boelng centricity of AS is now in question. An additional benefit of this merger puts pressure on Boeing to cut the price of the AS book using the threat of switching to the Airbus. Very clever, these Anglers.
04-04-2016, 04:21 AM
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