jimntx
Veteran
So what? As I said before, what about that "stronger" network requires a merger between UAUA and CO that would not be gained by simply belonging to the Star Alliance? Which they already do. Codesharing can be a wonderful thing.
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Agree with jimntx; with antitrust immunity across the Atlantic (already has with UA/LH) and across the Pacific (applied for with UA/NH), CO has the benefits of UA's network without the headaches (UA baggage).
That said, CO and UA will probably merge/combine/acquire each other sometime in the next year or two. Executives don't always act rationally.
The industry is too fragmented and more capacity reduction is necessary for profitability. Mergers are a way to accomplish this. There's something wrong when I can buy a ticket on AA for $84 for a non-stop flight from BOS-MIA two weeks out. It costs $30 for a cab ride from Logan to South Boston.. a 5 mile journey.
I love the fact that some of these employees, especially the rightious CAL and UA employees, (my airline is better than yours mentality) think they have something special and as a result of their special feelings will somehow prevent a merger. Fact is CALs and UAs management always tells the widgets what they want to hear in terms of misdirection.. The drive to merge these companies is yes an attempt to drive capacity and synergies, but the real driver lies in the potential combined market cap and the resulting piles of money to be made by all those involved sans the employees. Will CAL and UA combine or LCC and UA combine or all three, if there is money to be made count on it. Please don't take the comments personally. CAL is a good company, UA is a powerhouse, LCC is not as bad as people beleive. Combined with Star they take over the world. Independent they are wannabees compared to DAL/NW. So yes CAL and United darlings better get used to each others company, this has been in the works since Bethune left. Ask him and he will tell ya. I have.
The problem is that the airlines will
just look for more OSV's to fill the vacancies. The airline mechanic is a necessary
evil. There are still to many on the street willing to step in at a strike.