AA and US merger?

[JFK Fleet Service]

Sorry for the thread necromancy, but it was N441US if anyone was/is interested.

 

[AAviator]

Sorry for the thread necromancy, but it was N441US if anyone was/is interested.

Where did it originate?

 

[eolesen]

Sorry for the thread necromancy, but it was N441US if anyone was/is interested.

That's a 737-400, and not currently in service with US from what I can see.

 

[Frank Szabo]

That's a 737-400, and not currently in service with US from what I can see.

N441US probably had a crack in the windowframe like N440US did ...


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[ULM148]

AA has a new best friend, it's Jet Blue! They will not need a US merge, purchase or how ever else you'd like to dream of it. Great to hear the employee's of US have the best in the industry running their company, I think their going to need it!

 

[ULM148]

N441US probably had a crack in the windowframe like N440US did ...


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The crack in the window frame is clearly visible.

 

[BoeingBoy]

It was two 737-300's that went to HeavyLift International for about a year then on to a cargo outfit in the Far East. AirFleets.net shows 441US still active and 440US stored in the desert.

Jim

 

[usa1]

American Airlines simply couldn’t keep up.

Most airlines found a way back to profitability in the last few years by shedding costs through bankruptcy, reducing capacity and merging with one another. But American lost passengers to newly merged carriers like Delta Air Lines and United Airlines as well as low-cost competitors like Southwest Airlines. It retrenched around fewer hub airports. It struggled with older, jet fuel-guzzling planes and delayed renewing its fleet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/business/american-struggles-to-keep-up-with-other-airlines.html?partner=yahoofinance

 

[wings396]

FWIW, N441 had a MTC issue in DFW on 12/8 from what I was told. Not sure if this was the date that it was spotted or not. It ferried to CLT the next day...

 

[Vortilon]

FWIW, N441 had a MTC issue in DFW on 12/8 from what I was told. Not sure if this was the date that it was spotted or not. It ferried to CLT the next day...

This one pulled into bay 16.

 

[AAviator]

A little perspective, posted by 320pilot:

INTERVIEW:

JK,
Let me translate what DP is really saying there.

Don't expect us to make a successful bid for AA if we do at all. They now have 4.8B$ according to BK filings, and we need to figure out how to keep our employees at the bottom of the barrel in terms of total compensation. Never mind that every other carrier out there is re-tooling their fleet with the next gen of the next gen..AND growing, or soon to grow. We may be able to add a frequency to Charlottesville if we see the opportunity. We are fine with a network that is supported by regional feed on nearly 1-1 basis. We could go on like this forever if you just remember that we have to be the lowest paid because our network doesn't produce like others. Merry Christmas, DP.

Mod note- PLEASE do not quote an article that long to add a few lines. THANKS!

 

[Buck]

JK,
Let me translate what DP is really saying there.

Don't expect us to make a successful bid for AA if we do at all. They now have 4.8B$ according to BK filings, and we need to figure out how to keep our employees at the bottom of the barrel in terms of total compensation. Never mind that every other carrier out there is re-tooling their fleet with the next gen of the next gen..AND growing, or soon to grow. We may be able to add a frequency to Charlottesville if we see the opportunity. We are fine with a network that is supported by regional feed on nearly 1-1 basis. We could go on like this forever if you just remember that we have to be the lowest paid because our network doesn't produce like others. Merry Christmas, DP.

Mod note- PLEASE do not quote an article that long to add a few lines. THANKS!

Bethune expects to see US Airways, American merger push

Phoenix Business Journal by Mike Sunnucks, Senior Reporter
Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 7:13am MST

Former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune said on CNBC this morning there is a likelihood of a merger push involving Tempe-based US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines.

Bethune, who serves on some major corporate boards, said US Airways CEO Doug Parker made merger runs at Delta Air Lines and United Airlines so it would be no surprise if some efforts were undertaken to merge with Dallas-based American.

 

[767one]

JK,
Let me translate what DP is really saying there.

Don't expect us to make a successful bid for AA if we do at all. They now have 4.8B$ according to BK filings, and we need to figure out how to keep our employees at the bottom of the barrel in terms of total compensation. Never mind that every other carrier out there is re-tooling their fleet with the next gen of the next gen..AND growing, or soon to grow. We may be able to add a frequency to Charlottesville if we see the opportunity. We are fine with a network that is supported by regional feed on nearly 1-1 basis. We could go on like this forever if you just remember that we have to be the lowest paid because our network doesn't produce like others. Merry Christmas, DP.

Mod note- PLEASE do not quote an article that long to add a few lines. THANKS!

That was a perfect tranlation of what Dougie said!

 

[damajagua]

Bethune expects to see US Airways, American merger push

Phoenix Business Journal by Mike Sunnucks, Senior Reporter
Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 7:13am MST

Former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune said on CNBC this morning there is a likelihood of a merger push involving Tempe-based US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines.

Bethune, who serves on some major corporate boards, said US Airways CEO Doug Parker made merger runs at Delta Air Lines and United Airlines so it would be no surprise if some efforts were undertaken to merge with Dallas-based American.

God help us if this happens!!!!

 

[FWAAA]

God help us if this happens!!!!

The AA creditors' committee and AA management are likely to be no more receptive to Drunken Parker's advances than were Delta's creditors' committee and management. Parker desperately wants to run a world-class airline but IMO, he won't win control of AA.