Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
I actually wouldn't hope for that, since AA is pretty mind-numbingly mediocre in my experience, and I don't have any particular use or vested interest in having them running the universe, the same way an EXP does- whereas I actually fly VX and would like them to stick around (even if I am skeptical after years of "we're )( this close to making a profit someday").
As mediocre as you believe AA to be, they have a network that's actually usable beyond SFO-JFK and a product that focuses on more than just hipsters.
Regarding VX's post-liquidation assets, depite your objections, AA is in the best position to use them effectively. In SFO, AA can add some domestic pressure on UA by expanding their current operation in T2. T3 in LAX (if AA expands as some suspect) will allow AA to offer more connections/frequencies to local & intl pax. Neither UA, WN, or DL or can effectively use T3.
VX holds only one evening hour slot at JFK, but I'm sure AA will grab it since it will prove of little value to any new entrant, and DL already has plenty.
I'm not sure about the engines on VX's fleet, and whether or not they would be of value to AA. If not, then maybe B6 or NK would find use for them.