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American Looking at 5 Airlines for Merger Partner.
American Airlines Is looking at 5 different airlines to see which one they would like to merge with. (www.chicagotribune.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
American airlines wanted me to pay 375 dollars to go to FLL. I paid 165 on united.... American airlines needs to take the merger with us airways to do what united has done... get into the smaller hubs, take out the full eating MD-80's and start using aircrafts that US airways has and you can make it a airline worth wild and keep your cost down and keep people fly and not charge 375 when another airlines is using the same aircraft type and is heading to the same place for half the price
US Air wants to keep the unions (multiple, they'll be dealing with three if they merge) and give them all raises. Doesn't make sense when the labor costs are already through the roof, eh?
My two cents is that no matter who merges with who, you and I can expect our ticket prices to continue to rise.
I'm hoping for an independent American to emerge from bankruptcy, although a merger with Alaska or Virgin America would be interesting.
I do not believe any merger should be allowed. The airline industry in the US is controlled by 5 airlines, UAL, DAL, USA, AAL & SWA right now. Do we really want to make it 4 airlines?
It actually does need to happen... Right now, DAL and UAL have a pretty big monopoly that no one else can compete with. If AA were to merge with someone else the competition would drive prices down at UAL and DAL. The reason they can provide competitive services is because they found ways to do it cheaper and since they are so big they cant really be touched but if AAL were to merge prices would drop, service would be better and more efficient, and you would see more routes that have dissapeared reappearing because the markets could now be served in a cost-effective manner.
I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree on this point. I do not believe less competition will produce lower prices or better service.
Ok, so what happens when DAL and UAL wipe out the other competition since no one can compete cost effectively? The prices start to rise... Unless there's a level playing field all around then there's is some sort of monopoly. For example one of the only electric companies here in NYC is Con Edison. They charge outrageous prices because they have effectively wiped out all other competition or they dont have the means to compete on their level. Point is competition is good, there's a better product when it's competitive and it has a better cost because it comes at some sort of sacrifice and you really have to work at it to sell it lol.