United/JetBlue Rumor Mill

[JDean3204]

I agree, super douchey comment, even if just joking (wrong audience).

Reminds me of a time we took a jumpseater on a transcon to connect with his NY base (and his EU redeye later that evening). Little way into the flight, we are chatting, and the guy says he's year one at widget and on the 330. CA, my CA, visibly takes great offense to this, and begins his excuse matrix of how he tried to get hired there for years but they weren't hiring. JS guy (and me) were confused when he mentioned he had been trying since 2017/2018. Some of the greatest years of hiring over there. Huh? Guy I was flying with was a nice enough dude, but he couldn't help himself from busting this JS'ers balls all the way to NY. It was awkward, and not exactly the impression I felt like we should be giving.

Whenever I hear someone say they wish they weren’t at XYZ or acquired by XYZ. I just let them know that right now, somewhere, there is a person that sees XYZ as a dream gig. That usually stops the bish fest, usually….

 

[Kingairer]

Based on recent comments, I think you can set your watch at this time. They'll be announcing this sometime in the next 2.5 years.

 

[bp]

based on what comments?

 

[Kingairer]

---Leskinen responded by saying “I think it’s a unique environment where M&A is possible, we’ll see how that plays out, but I do think that this industry would benefit from some.”---

United CFO Airline Merger Comments: He Must Be Referencing JetBlue, Right?

United Airlines' CFO made some interesting comments about it being a great time for airline mergers. Is he referring to a JetBlue deal?

onemileatatime.com

This has to be there plan all along. Just getting the chairs in position at the point and will slide it in on the tail end of this admin. I dont think any other admin would allow it to happen.

 

[bp]

nice a blogger citing another blogger making a guess on one line during an interview

 

[Kingairer]

nice a blogger citing another blogger making a guess on one line during an interview

The quote is accurate though no? This may be the only admin dumb enough to allow this to happen, thus "unique M and A". Everything has been pointing and hinting in that direction based on this quote and many more.

 

[bp]

The quote is accurate though no? This may be the only admin dumb enough to allow this to happen, thus "unique M and A". Everything has been pointing and hinting in that direction based on this quote and many more.

idk, same article author claims pw777 are retiring and in the very next quote it says they will be back in 27 when they find engine parts?

I vote travel blogger and credit card mile hacker as first careers to be replaced by AI. They’re the only job thats already worse than ChatGPT in comprehension

 

[CFI A&P]

nice a blogger citing another blogger making a guess on one line during an interview

Who doesn't love a good rumor? At least it isn't from Simone and her friend at 31 Flavors last night.

 

[killbilly]

---Leskinen responded by saying “I think it’s a unique environment where M&A is possible, we’ll see how that plays out, but I do think that this industry would benefit from some.”---

United CFO Airline Merger Comments: He Must Be Referencing JetBlue, Right?

United Airlines' CFO made some interesting comments about it being a great time for airline mergers. Is he referring to a JetBlue deal?

onemileatatime.com

This has to be there plan all along. Just getting the chairs in position at the point and will slide it in on the tail end of this admin. I dont think any other admin would allow it to happen.

I, and every one of the pilots I work with, read that same article.

I am highly skeptical of those conclusions.

I am so junior that a merger or acquisition really wouldn’t make my life appreciably worse in terms of seniority. It might even help a little bit. But I know for a lot of people I work with, and SLI would be pretty painful. And so I wonder why there are hopes for something so damaging.