<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jakob:
who do you think would be most likely to purchase UA's Pacific Network assuming UAL is selling?</font>
given their value, the buyer won't need cash up front-- wall st would support an LBO-type acquisition. So pretty much anyone except US or NW is a credible bid. That would mean AA, DL, CO... CO slightly less credible.