chsb

Well by hiring Goldman they are essentially putting the For Sale Sign up. There are several assets that other airlines covet but don't have the money for. DL, NW, and CO would all love the access to LHR. AA, DL, and CO would love the Asia Pacific routes, and of those, AA and CO are the only ones who could afford those. CO would be the most likely candidate but they have not expressed a real interest. Plus why would they want to dilute their product. Love them or hate them, CO seems to alway be up or at the top of all the satisfaction surveys. In the short run if CO and UA merged it would benefit AA because of hiccups that would occur during the process of melding the two companies.

Just my two cents.