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NYCAAer · 04-29-2008, 02:05 AM

The management team at CO is wise to stay out of this merger mania. I remain skeptical of the DL-NW merger being successful. Merging won't make fuel costs go down, which is the single biggest issue threatening the survival of airlines today.

I was thrilled to hear this news being an employee of AA. I feared a UA-CO combo would coerce AA into a merger with US Airways, since they'd be the only game in town. We don't need any more blows to our morale at American after the disaster that was the TWA buyout. Seven years later and that error still stings.

04-29-2008, 02:05 AM	#2
NYCAAer Senior Collector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New York Posts: 296	Re: Continental To Stay Independent...For Now The management team at CO is wise to stay out of this merger mania. I remain skeptical of the DL-NW merger being successful. Merging won't make fuel costs go down, which is the single biggest issue threatening the survival of airlines today. I was thrilled to hear this news being an employee of AA. I feared a UA-CO combo would coerce AA into a merger with US Airways, since they'd be the only game in town. We don't need any more blows to our morale at American after the disaster that was the TWA buyout. Seven years later and that error still stings. __________________ *+ROUTE OF THE ASTROJETS+* Kevin