....US Airways and American would have to feel like the last two at the dance still sitting along the wall. Maybe a glance or two and they say what the heck, lets dance ourselves.
My opinion is that American will look outside the US, and will again try to court their long term date, British Airways.If UA and CO announce, US Airways and American would have to feel like the last two at the dance still sitting along the wall. Maybe a glance or two and they say what the heck, lets dance ourselves.
And being here in PHX, I second the UA-US merger. It does way more for me than UA-CO. Now if they'd only restore train service to PHX -- Sigh( Yes, I know -- what part of "never" don't I understand).It appears that United is looking at two possible merger partners: Continental and US Airways. The decision on which will be the lucky one to have earned UA's affection is expected in about two weeks. If it is US, that would be the second try for UA. An attempted UA-US merger failed about 7 years ago when regulators bawked.
Since my home airport is PHL, I am rooting for UA-US. US can use all the help it can get.
PHX does have train service! (Oh - you mean Amtrak, not freight! :lol: )Now if they'd only restore train service to PHX -- Sigh (Yes, I know -- what part of "never" don't I understand).
The full article, requiring a WSJ subscription, is HERE.Continental Airlines Inc. said it wouldn't merge with another carrier at this time, removing one potential deal partner from an industry looking for answers amid soaring fuel prices and a softening U.S. economy.
...Continental's decision, disclosed late Sunday, was a rebuke to United Airlines parent UAL Corp. The Chicago-based carrier has been trying to interest Continental in a marriage for years and recently thought it had the inside track by holding formal merger talks, said people familiar with the matter.
More interestingly, according to postings on airliners.net CO, BA and AA are now talking about some form of collaboration which raises the speculation that CO will leave Skyteam and join OneWorld.The door for a US-UA marger just opened a little wider. CO has rejected any mergers, for now.
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