Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

No, I don't see it happening. I think that predicting a merger beyond that reasonably foreseeable future is a fool's errand (I suspect AS has a full plate for 5 years). Far enough out, anything can happen, but by that point any number of things can happen.

I suspect that AS will dump the VX Airbus fleet along with the VX F product, and continue to chase after what they think is their market niche (non-corporate leisure travel that's willing to spend a bit for Y+ and a middle to lower end domestic F product, plus whatever they can get for expanding in CA to add to the base in SEA/PDX/Alaska). This doesn't necessarily make them an ideal match with a B6 that has recognized that Mint is a great product for them.