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Old Mar 28, 2016, 2:35 pm
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Exclamation jetBlue bids for Virgin America
B6 is not the only one bidding.
U.S. budget airline carrier Virgin America Inc has received acquisition interest from several companies, including JetBlue Airways Corp and Alaska Air Group Inc, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/...erica-m-a.html
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Old Mar 28, 2016, 3:46 pm
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VX discussion here (this particular topic starts at page 3)

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/virgi...3-vx-sale.html

Well, the name "Virgin Blue" is now avaiable...
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Old Mar 28, 2016, 4:29 pm
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Originally Posted by radiowell
Well, the name "Virgin Blue" is now avaiable...
If JetBlue buys VX then why keep the old name? Just make it a proper takeover and be done with it.
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Old Mar 29, 2016, 5:52 am
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What would the benefit be to jetBlue with this purchase?
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Old Mar 29, 2016, 7:02 am
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What would the benefit be to jetBlue with this purchase?
Instant presence on the west coast, including slots at SFO/LAX which are hard to come by otherwise..

Eliminate a transcon competitor.
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Old Mar 29, 2016, 7:08 am
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Originally Posted by beerme1
What would the benefit be to jetBlue with this purchase?
Also, the purchase of 59 A32x aircraft that would be immediately familiar to flight crew, cabin crew, and maintenance staff. VX and B6 use near-identical fleets.

Combine that with the airlines' well-documented cultural similarities and you have a near-perfect fit.
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Old Mar 29, 2016, 7:20 am
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Originally Posted by radiowell
VX discussion here (this particular topic starts at page 3)

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/virgi...3-vx-sale.html
There's also a discussion about the AS bid:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...n-america.html
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Old Mar 29, 2016, 7:48 am
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Seemed to me to be a way to drive their stock price up near-term. I wouldn't think they are actually in the market to sell.
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 7:15 am
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Originally Posted by beerme1
What would the benefit be to jetBlue with this purchase?
Hawaii
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 2:51 pm
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Hawaii
If they want Hawaii that bad, they can start any time. They don't need Virgin for that.
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 3:26 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Instant presence on the west coast, including slots at SFO/LAX which are hard to come by otherwise..

Eliminate a transcon competitor.
And a Lounge at LAX. ^
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 5:54 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Instant presence on the west coast, including slots at SFO/LAX which are hard to come by otherwise..

Eliminate a transcon competitor.
Neither SFO or LAX are slot controlled.
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 9:09 pm
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Originally Posted by beerme1
What would the benefit be to jetBlue with this purchase?
Slots at LGA, EWR, JFK, and DCA. Including a transcontinental slot at DCA.

Gates at DAL

The ability to quickly offer an F product (Virgin Mint?) on many more routes.

Trained Pilots

I also wonder if B6 and AS could split the purchase of VX.
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Old Apr 3, 2016, 6:21 am
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It looks like Alaska will be the buyer for around $2 billion, although details are still being negotiated.

per NYTimes
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Old Apr 3, 2016, 10:18 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Instant presence on the west coast, including slots at SFO/LAX which are hard to come by otherwise..

Eliminate a transcon competitor.

Thanks for your reply.
Seems like a bit of a reach but now seems that Alaska went over the top and JetBlue is out. At the end of the day this may very well be a good thing for both Alaska who can more easily afford this vs. JetBlue who in my opinion doesn't need the added debt load.
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