Originally Posted by
Microwave
One thing I would point out to add to the great rundown by Phoenixtinct is that this list seems to assume that the merged entity will need exactly as many gates as it currently has. At ORD for example, I believe AA already have room to add flights in their own existing space; even if they give up two L gates, it's possible they won't need to acquire any more gates to move the US flights over. Especially considering several of the existing US flights are regionals, as I don't believe concourse G is at capacity. Similarly, there is room to breathe at DFW as AA used to operate more service there a few years ago before the more recent capacity cuts--I think we'll see these flights moved to A/B/C/D in due course, without any other changes needed to accommodate this.
You're absolutely correct, Microwave. I did the analysis based on current gates utilized by both carriers and that a simple consolidation will take place. If further optimization is made and it's determined that new AA can handle the same amount of flights with less gates, well, that may not require moves in places like ORD and DFW where US has very few gates. But as I'm not aware of any internal discussions between both carriers, I can't assume that will happen.