Originally Posted by
edcho
Slightly shocked to see this happen with the merger happening. Nevertheless, glad to see things at VX still progressing!
This was in development for months and many of the employees that developed it have probably already moved on to other jobs. Remember that this is an acquisition and not a merger. VX is a completely separate airline until the sale goes through. The sale could also fall through for whatever reason--however unlikely--and until the purchase is approved the two airlines can not collude. There is nothing surprising at all surprising about VX continuing to operate as they have been. Once AS completes the purchase, VX has no control over anything and they could just as easily start to dismantle everything.
It is like buying a house. The sellers might have repainted and fixed up things to sell it but the new owners may just bulldoze it down and build a new one.