US airways-Delta Merger?
07-31-2006, 10:58 AM
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And try this on for size when considering a merger, aquisition, or whatever with Delta. Delta will always be the surviving certificate. Why? No unions, except Alpa and dispatchers. The unions would have to go through the whole certification process again. Might pass, might not. But it would be an effort. Word from the DAL CEO just two weeks ago in a public forum of pilots, that there, were no, have been no, not even on the radar, talks of any sort of merger/aquisition. Looks like its a done deal then.
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07-31-2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by XtremeF150
Wasn't it America West that threw the life ring to U.S. Airways? Maybe I'm way in left field on that. If true though soon we could all be working for the same airline's then we can stop b1tching at each other for all the back stabbing 
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I am pretty sure they are talking about the post merged Us Airways.
07-31-2006, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CL65driver
You're right.... and for some reason, they kept the US Airways brand instead of America West. Any HP pilots out there know why they did that? 
I should of read down further, asked and answered. Whoops
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08-01-2006, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Skyone
And try this on for size when considering a merger, aquisition, or whatever with Delta. Delta will always be the surviving certificate. Why? No unions, except Alpa and dispatchers. The unions would have to go through the whole certification process again. Might pass, might not. S1
Union contracts are all valid after a merger even if it is with a non-union group.
08-01-2006, 07:04 AM
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Back to an alleged USAir - Delta deal
This just in ... ...
US Airways tested Delta's interest in merger: WSJ
Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:00pm ET
Business News
CHICAGO (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc.'s CEO this summer to gauge his interest in a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein told his counterpart at US Airways, Doug Parker, that Delta wasn't interest in starting merger talks because the Atlanta-based airline plans to exit bankruptcy-court protection next spring as a stand-alone carrier, the Journal reported. Delta did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A US Airways representative could not immediately be reached. The newspaper said that no subsequent discussions have occurred between the two airlines. The Journal said a Delta spokeswoman would not confirm or deny the conversation between Parker and Grinstein.
Thank You Grinstein !!! No Offense to any Delta types ... Parker's ego has been writing checks that common sense can't cash !!!
US Airways tested Delta's interest in merger: WSJ
Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:00pm ET
Business News
CHICAGO (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc.'s CEO this summer to gauge his interest in a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein told his counterpart at US Airways, Doug Parker, that Delta wasn't interest in starting merger talks because the Atlanta-based airline plans to exit bankruptcy-court protection next spring as a stand-alone carrier, the Journal reported. Delta did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A US Airways representative could not immediately be reached. The newspaper said that no subsequent discussions have occurred between the two airlines. The Journal said a Delta spokeswoman would not confirm or deny the conversation between Parker and Grinstein.
Thank You Grinstein !!! No Offense to any Delta types ... Parker's ego has been writing checks that common sense can't cash !!!
08-01-2006, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r
Completely false.
Union contracts are all valid after a merger even if it is with a non-union group.
Union contracts are all valid after a merger even if it is with a non-union group.
The same thing happened during the PanAm aquisition. That was a little different though- as I recall, Delta had them go through the hiring process.
Maybe some prior WAL guys could add to this.
08-01-2006, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CVG767A
I'm not so sure about that. I just got to Delta at the time of the Western merger, so I don't know the specifics, but I know that Western had unionized mechanics and flight attendants. After the merger, both groups were non-union, without so much as a vote on the issue.
The same thing happened during the PanAm aquisition. That was a little different though- as I recall, Delta had them go through the hiring process.
Maybe some prior WAL guys could add to this.
The same thing happened during the PanAm aquisition. That was a little different though- as I recall, Delta had them go through the hiring process.
Maybe some prior WAL guys could add to this.
I'm sure in hindsight that wasn't the shrewdest of moves.
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