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royalfan5
11/15/2006, 03:20 PM
It looks like there may be one less airline soon if it passes anti-trust muster, which may be difficult.
mdklatt
11/15/2006, 03:23 PM
Wow, and not too long ago it was US Air that was on the ropes. That will give US Air much better access to everywhere west of the Appalacians.
Harry Beanbag
11/15/2006, 04:00 PM
Wow, and not too long ago it was US Air that was on the ropes. That will give US Air much better access to everywhere west of the Appalacians.


America West didn't help that any?
49r
11/15/2006, 04:44 PM
Didn't America West buy out USAir a year or two ago and save their bacon?

So, technically, this would be America West buying Delta...
Harry Beanbag
11/15/2006, 05:06 PM
Didn't America West buy out USAir a year or two ago and save their bacon?

So, technically, this would be America West buying Delta...


I believe the America West-USAir deal was truly a merger. There was a debate on whether they would have the headquarters in Virginia, where USAir was based, or Phoenix, but they ended up in Phoenix. They went with the US Airways brand name just for better recognition and visibility internationally.

Aren't all airlines trying to save their bacon at all times? Talk about a volatile and dangerous industry to be in...
Mjcpr
11/15/2006, 05:09 PM
Anyone watch that Week in the Life of American Airlines show on CNBC? Pretty interesting if you're into that kinda thing.
Jimminy Crimson
11/15/2006, 05:09 PM
Aren't all airlines trying to save their bacon at all times?

But I didn't request a Kosher meal! :mad:
Harry Beanbag
11/15/2006, 05:11 PM
But I didn't request a Kosher meal! :mad:


Why do you hate Mel Gibson?
OklahomaTuba
11/15/2006, 05:26 PM
Great, two craptastic airlines merging to become one craptastic airline.

Brilliant!
jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/15/2006, 05:41 PM
Anyone watch that Week in the Life of American Airlines show on CNBC? Pretty interesting if you're into that kinda thing.

my father-in-law was the tool guy that looked like santa claus
StoopTroup
11/15/2006, 05:45 PM
If USAIR did better in the dry desert air...

Drying up the delta should workout OK too...
BeetDigger
11/15/2006, 05:52 PM
The barriers to entry in the airline industry are about as low as in the banking industry. I see this bad boy flying through Hart-Scott with ease. Bigger will allow them to cut costs, but will it make them better? Doubtful.
mdklatt
11/15/2006, 05:55 PM
America West didn't help that any?

Oh yeah, I forget all about that. They're still weak between the coasts.
BeetDigger
11/15/2006, 06:01 PM
Oh yeah, I forget all about that. I'm still weak between the ears.


Fixed. :D
Mjcpr
11/15/2006, 06:09 PM
my father-in-law was the tool guy that looked like santa claus

The guy that was talking about how they went from throwing away the $75 cutting/grinding bits when they got dull to sharpening them saving AA millions of dollars (I'm sure they did more than that to save millions, but that's what I remember him mentioning)?

Cool!
SoonerStormchaser
11/15/2006, 08:49 PM
There is no way in hell this merger is even gonna work.
For starters, look at the fleets...

US Airways:
A319 (two different engine types)
A320 (two different engine types)
A321
A330
737-300
737-400
757-200 (Rolls Royce engines)
767-200

Delta:
MD-88
MD-90
737-800
757-200 (Pratt & Whitney engines)
767-300
767-400
777-200

The only common airframe is the 757, but they've got different engine types on the aircraft, therefore raising maintenance costs through the roof.

Basically, if they merge, look for the largest airline bankruptcy in history to unfold!
mdklatt
11/15/2006, 10:01 PM
The only common airframe is the 757, but they've got different engine types on the aircraft, therefore raising maintenance costs through the roof.



How are the maintenance costs going to be any more than they are now?
SoonerStormchaser
11/15/2006, 10:09 PM
You've gotta have two different sets of mechanics for ONE type of airframe.
mdklatt
11/15/2006, 10:11 PM
You've gotta have two different sets of mechanics for ONE type of airframe.

How specialized do mechanics get? Besides, they already have two different sets of mechanics: US Air's and Delta's.