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U.S. Airways Reportedly in Talks to Buy Competitor
Phoenix, A.Z. - Unconfirmed reports say U.S. Airways is trying to buy out competitor Alaskan Airlines. After previous failed attempts to merge with United, U.S. Airways is the last of the majors to (thefloridanewsjournal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Fleagle concurs with MANBOI on all counts.
I think it was a rushed article before it was checked. Its like the author got a morsel of "possible" info and rushed to print. I checked back and the article was removed saying it was removed by the editor. What do you think?
Delta would make a better suitor for the Alaska/Horizon network. Take Horizon out of the mix and Southwest makes sense, especially with the Hawaiian and Alaska markets. The Alaska fleet will mesh better with Southwest or Delta too.
The problem for US Airways is they don't have any cash or profits while Alaska is flush with cash and very profitable for an airline.
I think this article is a hoax as the author doesn't even know the name of the airline (they said Alaskan throughout). Zero mention of this story in Seattle news media.
The problem for US Airways is they don't have any cash or profits while Alaska is flush with cash and very profitable for an airline.
I think this article is a hoax as the author doesn't even know the name of the airline (they said Alaskan throughout). Zero mention of this story in Seattle news media.
AA has and will continue to be resistant to a US Airways merge, but at a certain point soon, they will be so financially weak that they will reluctantly accept a US Airways offer, IMO.
I think American would be a more likely candidate for a merger with US Airways there is also very little overlap in route structure and with USA's presence in the Southeast it would give American more presence in an region where they currently have very little as far as domestic service goes. Also there is potential for fleet overlap with AMR holding talks with Airbus surrounding fleet renewal.
American doesn't have money to buy anyone right now.