Originally Posted by
ksweeney
The DOJ's assumption of aggressive plans for AA growth are not achievable with the fleet size that AA has planned for the next 5 years. I do think AA and US will survive for a few years, but within 10 years both will go the way of Pan Am, Eastern, and Braniff.
AA has lot of airplanes on order. True, they will mostly replace older aircraft, but if AA decides to grow they could delay airplane retirements. US is profitable, so it should be in good shape. We'll see about AA once it exits bankruptcy.