I also feel they will lose a number of slots to satisfy the DOJ. Some small cities will be cut but then again DCA is a very constrained airport and when you can move 120 passengers as opposed to 50 passengers per flight, it becomes obvious that the larger cities will prevail and small cities will have to make a connection to reach DCA.
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I also feel they will lose a number of slots to satisfy the DOJ. Some small cities will be cut but then again DCA is a very constrained airport and when you can move 120 passengers as opposed to 50 passengers per flight, it becomes obvious that the larger cities will prevail and small cities will have to make a connection to reach DCA.
Then I hope the DOJ lets US upgrade some of its "commuter" slots to "mainline" slots as part of the negotations. (I'm not sure if this requires a congressional action or not -- i.e., I'm not sure if the DOT sets the slot ratios in rulemaking or if the law itself specifics the number of commuter vs. mainline slots.)
This the DOJ cannot do, given AA and US are not "leaving well enough alone" by opting to merge. There will be divestitures. At a minimum, the slots either US or AA use for DCA-RDU and DCA-BNA are at risk.
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by opting to merge we are SAVING American jobs and increasing job security ...
the DOJ shouldn't fault us for creating a more secure company offering better service to the American public .
I think I remember reading where a slot is a slot is a slot, no matter mainline or commuter. It was sad to see so many slots wasted on 35 seat Dash-8 flights into LGA before the slot swap with Delta.
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It still is!
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makes you wonder why they did the big slot deal with DL ... seems like that was all for a waste of capital.
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freedom last time i check we are not saving american us and aa are merging to create the largest us based airline to better compete with delta and united
the doj is not faulting us they are going to ensure there is fair and sufficient competition at dca
the doj is not faulting us they are going to ensure there is fair and sufficient competition at dca
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those attrnys are just looking out for their home airports cant blame them for that but at some point after the merger i would say phx loses the hub status but maintain a significant portion of flights for example
That seems like the most reasonable compromise. Give up the slots on the overlapping service and collect half a billion dollars in cash.
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[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]There is no timeline on a DOJ decision. And, it's a misnomer that the corporate transaction requires DOJ and/or DOT approval. The DOJ and DOT's Anti-trust Divisions cannot approve or disapprove a merger. If the regulators want to see two companies not complete a corporate combination then the Feds must file a lawsuit to stop the merger from proceeding, but that is rarely done. In my opinion, what we are witnessing is public lobbying and third-party comments by the parties because Doug Parker is pushing back against any DCA slot sales because he does not want to see fare destabilization in US Airways' most profitable airport. In addition, we are also witnessing politicians in the Federal and State governments lobby for their own special interests, but, in my opinion, none of these actions will stop the merger from proceeding or closing on or about September 1st.[/background]
[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]Why? Big business and big money want to see the deal to proceed as indicated by AMR & US Airways' equity price and option activity. If you look at US Airways' Call Option Volume and Put/Call Ratio traders expect a large move in the derivatives underlying security in the near-term.[/background]
[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]Will the merger proceed? Maybe, maybe not, but the financial markets are bullish on the securities, the two companies are nearing the end of the regulatory review, it appears there is high stakes poker to eliminate or limit DCA slot divestiture, and AMR's POR Confirmation Hearing is scheduled to be held on August 15th, which is slightly more than 6 weeks away.[/background]
[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]USA320Pilot [/background]
[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]Why? Big business and big money want to see the deal to proceed as indicated by AMR & US Airways' equity price and option activity. If you look at US Airways' Call Option Volume and Put/Call Ratio traders expect a large move in the derivatives underlying security in the near-term.[/background]
[background=rgb(250, 250, 250)]Will the merger proceed? Maybe, maybe not, but the financial markets are bullish on the securities, the two companies are nearing the end of the regulatory review, it appears there is high stakes poker to eliminate or limit DCA slot divestiture, and AMR's POR Confirmation Hearing is scheduled to be held on August 15th, which is slightly more than 6 weeks away.[/background]
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