Sr. Barco

During a recorded, phone in Q&A today with SWAPA a union rep confirmed that SWA is looking to buy a "domestic U.S. carrier with a codeshare operation." We also have specific language in our current tentative agreement addressing this transaction. No one can say who it is due to confidentiality agreements.

Any guesses as to who it is? AS? F9? Any seniority integration speculation?

S.B.

BHopper88

AirTran maybe?

CALFO

Allegiant?

Zapata

Mesa!









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wldplt

After looking at what happened to ATA I'm not too sure I would want to be on the other end of a SWA deal.

Martin404

I'll put my money on ALGT. However FL does make sense too. Maybe a bidding war with Big "D".

And you thought Sherman went through Atlanta!

AirTrucker

I will throw two wild cards....Frontier or Sun Country!

i121ADX

Virgin maybe?

Justdoinmyjob

Why would Delta want to buy FL? The only rumors around ATL concern Alaska, and those are faint.

JDFlyer

If this rumor, and we know how rumors in aviation tend to go, but if this rumor is true AND does actually happen before those of us in the pool actually go into ground school . . . I have just a few questions (that may not have answers yet).

Not being familiar with the current version of their temporary agreement would this newly acquired company be blended in the seniority list with SWA? Put at the bottom? Or would they just be a separate company whose corporate shares are owned by SWA. (Like Skywest, Inc. owns Skywest and ASA but they are run separately, no common seniority list, etc.)

If the new company pilots are put at the bottom of the SWA seniority list, does that mean us poolies will go onto the seniority list BELOW the newly acquired company pilots? (I would assume the answer is yes)

(Professional responses only please, I am not asking these questions to provoke anyone or start anything negative. Thanks)