Originally Posted by
senatorgirth
That said, I would think that if the US/DL goes through (and the resulting carrier is a member of SkyTeam, as most anticipate) a combined UA/CO would almost certainly be a member of Star.
I continue to think that the post-consolidation legacy carriers emerge as:
US+DL = an airline named DL in SkyTeam
UA+CO = an airline named UA in Star
AA+NW = an airline named AA in OneWorld
Wouldnt it logically follow that if we have 1/2 as many airlines we would also lose at least one alliance? Doesnt seem to make much sense to have all the alliances if you have gutted them of their major US players