Southwest/JetBlue Merger
Aug 22, 2002, 10:24 pm
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Southwest/JetBlue Merger
Any thoughts regarding a Southwest/JetBlue merger?? Would this be allowed by the gov.? This would seem to be quite a marriage!
Any possibilities of either acquiring or being acquired by anyone else?
Aug 23, 2002, 11:53 am
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Aceflyer2, I think you must be on crack or something similiar! The reason JetBlue exiosts is because the CEO, David Neelman worked for Morris Air, a carrier that Southwest bought. Neelman and Kelleher didn't exactly have the same views when it came to how to run a business, and the 2 parted company. Part of the deal was that Neelman wasn't allowed to start/join an airline within a 2 year period. There is no love lost between the two either. Maybe Neelman got the Airbus as a safety net from a possible Southwest buyout.
Aug 23, 2002, 12:32 pm
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Thought it might make for interesting discussion. Funny, sometimes, enemies turn out to be the best of friends. Think of how a marriage like this would shake up the industry.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by phllax:
Aceflyer2, I think you must be on crack or something similiar! The reason JetBlue exiosts is because the CEO, David Neelman worked for Morris Air, a carrier that Southwest bought. Neelman and Kelleher didn't exactly have the same views when it came to how to run a business, and the 2 parted company. Part of the deal was that Neelman wasn't allowed to start/join an airline within a 2 year period. There is no love lost between the two either. Maybe Neelman got the Airbus as a safety net from a possible Southwest buyout. </font>
Aceflyer2, I think you must be on crack or something similiar! The reason JetBlue exiosts is because the CEO, David Neelman worked for Morris Air, a carrier that Southwest bought. Neelman and Kelleher didn't exactly have the same views when it came to how to run a business, and the 2 parted company. Part of the deal was that Neelman wasn't allowed to start/join an airline within a 2 year period. There is no love lost between the two either. Maybe Neelman got the Airbus as a safety net from a possible Southwest buyout. </font>
Aug 23, 2002, 9:37 pm
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How about the merged SouthWest and JetBlue taking over parts or leftovers of UA?
See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/013592.html
How about the merged SouthWest and JetBlue taking over parts or leftovers of UA?
See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/013592.html
Aug 26, 2002, 11:36 am
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Anyone else think that maybe the 320's got the edge when they were looking to buy airplanes just so JetBlue wouldn't be an attractive takeover target for WN?
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
Aug 27, 2002, 1:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Intrepid:
Disclaimer: I am not on crack.
How about the merged SouthWest and JetBlue taking over parts or leftovers of UA?
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Disclaimer: I am not on crack.
How about the merged SouthWest and JetBlue taking over parts or leftovers of UA?
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Aug 27, 2002, 6:59 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by duxfan:
Anyone else think that maybe the 320's got the edge when they were looking to buy airplanes just so JetBlue wouldn't be an attractive takeover target for WN?
Just a thought...</font>
Anyone else think that maybe the 320's got the edge when they were looking to buy airplanes just so JetBlue wouldn't be an attractive takeover target for WN?
Just a thought...</font>
LoneStarMike