US Airways Confirms It Has Hired M&A Advisors For Possible AMR Takeover

[ChockJockey]

In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. already has (or soon will have) moved more military capability into the Middle East than all but a few countries in the world have in their arsenal. And that doesn't count the U.S. military presence already around the region.

Cool...can I see the numbers? And is this in addition to the scheduled fleet rotations?

 

[AAviator]

I am not defending anyone. I am simply stating fact . And your $4billion is diminishing each day your in bk. The fact of the matter is that US is still here and profitable despite what we had to go through to get where we are today. Now its your turn to go through it . And I have never been paid regional wages. And i actually get treated pretty well at my company .I love the people I work with and I enjoy going to work . Please just stop being so arrogant about the whole situation. You know ,I really hope things`work out for you guys over there .We went through it and we know how it was . It wasn't a great experience but at least we knew where we stood. It seems like some of you are in denial of whats going on with your company .

Thanks for the well wishes etops1. Now if you'd wipe all the drool off your chin, it might just be believable.

Have you had a chance to have a look at the company's wish list while in Section 6 with the APA? I provided a link a couple of pages back. The two largest international gateways in the US,.. LAX and JFK are two areas we need some beefing up in. How could LCC help us there? Are there better options for AA than LCC?

Substance please..................

 

[AAviator]

As of right now oil is selling at around $101/bbl. I'd imagine this thread would look a little different, and some might be singing a different tune, were it selling for $140/bbl or higher. When, how high, and for how long will the inevitable next fuel price spike be?

Just a thought.

Damn good point. What was that statistic someone posted before about LCC? Something like three out of every five departures at LCC are RJ's. What is the biggest gas hog in terms of casm? Rj's.

The last figures I saw regarding fuel burn at AA is: in 5 years, at todays prices, our fuel cost will be upwards of $1 billion less.

And we're downsizing eagle......

 

[BoeingBoy]

Three carrier task forces is nothing to sneeze at. Do you really claim that that is the normal "fleet rotations?" Three carriers and their task forces represent the largest concentration of carriers ever in the Gulf. Then you've got forces in Aviano, Saudia Arabia, and Kuwait. That doesn't even count subs and long-range bombers. Or the forces left in Iraq/Afghanistan? Like I said, the U.S. has more military power in and around the Gulf than all but a few countries possess.

While you may need boots on the ground to occupy a country, air and naval power can beat it into submission.

Jim

 

[SparrowHawk]

Three carrier task forces is nothing to sneeze at. Do you really claim that that is the normal "fleet rotations?" Three carriers and their task forces represent the largest concentration of carriers ever in the Gulf. Then you've got forces in Aviano, Saudia Arabia, and Kuwait. That doesn't even count subs and long-range bombers. Or the forces left in Iraq/Afghanistan? Like I said, the U.S. has more military power in and around the Gulf than all but a few countries possess.

Jim

And Nobody is War Mongering? OK

 

[AAviator]

I still feel that US/AA makes sense if all you want is for those at the top to enrich themselves at the expense of customers and employers. If you want to build a growth oriented carrier then I think your strategy becomes a bit different and Republic, NK, B6 come into view on the radar. One of the ways to get rid of LCC's is to acquire them.

Thank you SparrowHawk.

 

[BoeingBoy]

And B6 just signed a code-share agreement with another OW carrier...

Jim

 

[AAviator]

And B6 just signed a code-share agreement with another OW carrier...

Jim

Shuttle like product starting in June too.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/JetBlue-Dailies-Double-New-prnews-55167703.html?x=0

B6 making more sense every day......

 

[ChockJockey]

Three carrier task forces is nothing to sneeze at. Do you really claim that that is the normal "fleet rotations?" Three carriers and their task forces represent the largest concentration of carriers ever in the Gulf.

I didn't claim anything, but I did ask, and thanks, but I don't sneeze at aircraft carriers. I'm not sure what kind of girl you think I am. I never denied that the U.S. has a large and permanent presence in the Middle East (or East Asia or Europe for that matter).

Then you've got forces in Aviano, Saudia Arabia, and Kuwait. That doesn't even count subs and long-range bombers. Or the forces left in Iraq/Afghanistan? Like I said, the U.S. has more military power in and around the Gulf than all but a few countries possess.

Certainly, but that's not all for Iran. It's an interesting neighborhood. You have anarchy and piracy in Somalia, the Sudanese separation, Egypt continues its revolutionary convulsions, the Libyan recovery, Iraq is trying to stand alone, Syria (Iran's only Arab ally and host of a Russian port on the Med) is on the verge of civil war, Turkey is fighting Kurd separatists, Palestine is pushing for statehood, Yemen is crumbling, Pakistan can barely control its military, and both they and India have the bomb and a history of bloody disagreement; Russia's still fighting in the Caucasus and Putin is up for election as well and will be eager for foreign policy victories in the face of public protest; then you have China and its oppressions against Tibetans and Uighurs; the *stan's to the North of Afghanistan sit on a massive energy reserves and are surrounded by thirsty neighbors, and this is just what's off the top of my head.

The dynamics of all of these are either directly or indirectly affected by the presence and projection of U.S. power. Forces in the region, by current doctrine, are supposed to be proportional to the number of potentials/possibilities for military operations, and this obviously includes Iran.

While you may need boots on the ground to occupy a country, air and naval power can beat it into submission.

True, and I shudder at the potential for catastrophes.

And Nobody is War Mongering? OK

Actually I previously stated that there were war mongerers and that mongering is what they do. I guess we could just let the Iranians block the Strait of Hormuz. What's the big deal, right?

 

[WorldTraveler]

And B6 just signed a code-share agreement with another OW carrier...

Jim

which also shows that it isn't necessary to have 3 US megacarriers (including a potential AA/US) in order for foreign carriers to have access to the US domestic market. AS and B6 have a number of foreign codeshare relationships... both. have an enormous opportunity to deliver traffic to key foreign carrier gateways.

 

[BoeingBoy]

As long as AA stayed in OW and DL in ST, all three alliances would have a major U.S. presence. Otherwise BA, and hence the U.K., wouldn't be too happy with OW having only limited coverage of the U.S. while competing with alliances that had true nationwide service in the U.S.

Jim

 

[AAviator]

which also shows that it isn't necessary to have 3 US megacarriers (including a potential AA/US) in order for foreign carriers to have access to the US domestic market. AS and B6 have a number of foreign codeshare relationships... both. have an enormous opportunity to deliver traffic to key foreign carrier gateways.

Sure you can connect the dots, but absent the premium cabin, you're not competative in the market place. LH has been code shaing with B6 for years, yet connects little traffic to B6 when EWR is just across the river with UAL and full ATI.

 

[nycbusdriver]

At $150 a BBL what does that do to AA's cash reserve?

At $150 a BBL what does that do to UAL's cash reserve? DAL's cash reserve? USA's cash reserve? Or even SWA's cash reserve?

$4 billion is still a pretty comfortable cushion for AA.

 

[BoeingBoy]

It's obvious who would be in the worst position with $150/bbl oil - US. DL/UA/AA have more cash and hedges to soften the blow. I'd have to check if WN would have more usable cash than US but they are well hedged against a fuel spike.

Jim

 

[WorldTraveler]

It's obvious who would be in the worst position with $150/bbl oil - US. DL/UA/AA have more cash and hedges to soften the blow. I'd have to check if WN would have more usable cash than US but they are well hedged against a fuel spike.

Jim

WN's hedges in recent quarters have not delivered lower all-in fuel prices than other carriers. Their hedges are average.
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Fuel won't spike to $150/bbl because OPEC is realizing that current prices are sending the US and other countries back to old wells to dig deeper and to new sources where recovery is alot more expensive. OPEC doesn't want sustained high fuel levels and they don't want spikes because both create urgency by other countries to work to take back control of their energy costs.
And eventually that Canadian pipeline will be built.
I believe I have read that the US became a net exporter in 2011 after decades.