Originally Posted by
PhxFlyGuy
...this may force US out of Star or that US may want to get out of Star alliance because the requirements to be part of Star are to expensive....
Thinking along the lines of how it's always easier to get married than to get out of it, or harder to get kicked out of a country club after a sponsored membership, I would think US could choose to remain in *A as long as it behaves

...there's been no indication from management that it wants to leave *A.