Me thinks nobody is buying nobody...
If anything, the second tier airlines might be the ones...
With the carriers making $$$, lots of fare increases, oil down, and the Bush Adm. on the ropes, sure don't make sense to me to expect legacy mergers.
IF, a big if, that was to happen, expect the Bush Adm. to change the 25% ownership rule for foreign airlines...
Parker talks...and talks...Are we not in negotiations? That little carrot is a great weapon(Ahh, mergers, B747, B777...foreign lands ...and especially given one of our own pilots, USA320Pilot, helping Parker keeping this alive...
Just don't see it, not the legacies, anyway...
SoftLanding
Totally agree.