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Old Jul 19, 2011, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by jwright
ALK market cap = $2.34B
LCC market cap = $1.11B

Just how do you propose that US Airways is going to pay for Alaska Airlines?
One doesn't necessarily have to buy the other. They can propose a merger and acquire through an stock transaction.
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