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Old Nov 15, 2016 | 9:39 pm
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Originally Posted by PotomacApproach
so still no news

and I still don't get why AS is doing this, I like flying VX, but don't think they have a viable business with 7% share on heavily-traveled routes

also don't want to lose AA benefits and can't believe Brad is cool with SRB running around saying he'll restart VX, especially when he'd have an extremely hard time getting investors again

Since when is a profitable business with 7% share that was able to capture a substantial stock premium for a buy considered unviable?

I understand if you don't like the merger, but if you could start a company and in 12 years sell it for $4 billion, I think you'd consider that wildly successful, and possibly worth doing again.
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