American Airlines In Talks With Continental
May 24, 08, 1:57 am
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May 24, 08, 6:10 am
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As for a real answer to that question, the smugness that you perceive is in direct correlation to this forum consisting of a group of (mostly) satisfied customers. Their airline of choice is doing the best it can given the times, and is truly not in as much danger as some others. It's not smug in this case; the numbers do back up that CO is the healthiest horse in a race of glue-factory nags.
The other lesson here is that reorganization hasn't really helped some other carriers: LCC and UAUA in particular. The benefits dissipate in about a year. In the next round of bankruptcies, it looks like it's only a matter of time, I'd like to see the first carrier forced into chapter 7.
May 24, 08, 10:07 am
#183
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Smug attitudes...on FlyerTalk? Come on now. You can't be serious.
As for a real answer to that question, the smugness that you perceive is in direct correlation to this forum consisting of a group of (mostly) satisfied customers. Their airline of choice is doing the best it can given the times, and is truly not in as much danger as some others. It's not smug in this case; the numbers do back up that CO is the healthiest horse in a race of glue-factory nags.
Come on. LCC (US Airways, for those who don't speak ticker - yeah, amazing that they picked that symbol) and UA can't be considered as examples of what to do in a bankruptcy. I think it's a flawed assumption that their respective management teams know how to handle the situation (Parker) or could even care themselves (Tilton) about what comes on the back end of it. The two carriers are racing for the bottom of the barrel, and if they merge, the bottom will consist of them.
As for a real answer to that question, the smugness that you perceive is in direct correlation to this forum consisting of a group of (mostly) satisfied customers. Their airline of choice is doing the best it can given the times, and is truly not in as much danger as some others. It's not smug in this case; the numbers do back up that CO is the healthiest horse in a race of glue-factory nags.
Come on. LCC (US Airways, for those who don't speak ticker - yeah, amazing that they picked that symbol) and UA can't be considered as examples of what to do in a bankruptcy. I think it's a flawed assumption that their respective management teams know how to handle the situation (Parker) or could even care themselves (Tilton) about what comes on the back end of it. The two carriers are racing for the bottom of the barrel, and if they merge, the bottom will consist of them.
