AA in alliance talks with CO; merger talks with US

[Keith009]

American Airlines in talks with Continental and US Airways | Reuters

American Airlines has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines, sources briefed on the situation said.

 

[drron]

Obviously early days and both CO and USA are much further down the path with united.but I always wanted to go by GUM.

 

[NYCguy]

... I always wanted to go by GUM.

Eh, GUM is to Japanese kids what DPS is to Aussie kids or CUN is to American kids. You ain't missed nuthin'.

 

[oz_mark]

Eh, GUM is to Japanese kids what DPS is to Aussie kids or CUN is to American kids. You ain't missed nuthin'.

You are right, by gum.

 

[NYCguy]

You are right, by gum.

Ka-boom, tish!

 

[Keith009]

I love DPS and CUN... sounds like I'd like GUM then.

 

[Keith009]

More details here:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-americanairlines.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

[drron]

Then again this link has appeared on COs website so it looks like something is close.More likely to be the merger with UA.

 

[NYCguy]

Then again this link has appeared on COs website so it looks like something is close.More likely to be the merger with UA.

Bloomberg is quoting the NY Times tonight, stating that UA and CO will announce their merger by May 01.

Works for me - CO has a strong presence at EWR.

 

[openseat]

Please not US, please not US, please not US, please not US, please.......

 

[NYCguy]

Please not US, please not US, please not US, please not US, please.......

*A pax don't want them either! US seems to be a total basket-case, which makes even the most cynical AA/UA/NW/DL/CO pax turn cold and pale at the thought of having to fly with them!

 

[mainly tailfirst]

*A pax don't want them either! US seems to be a total basket-case, which makes even the most cynical AA/UA/NW/DL/CO pax turn cold and pale at the thought of having to fly with them!

Oh I don't know - maybe it's an East v West thing. I've flown them every time I've been to Phoenix and they've been perfectly fine. I certainly rank them above United.

mt

 

[Keith009]

*A pax don't want them either! US seems to be a total basket-case, which makes even the most cynical AA/UA/NW/DL/CO pax turn cold and pale at the thought of having to fly with them!

After my short juants with US (LGA-BOS; BOS-DCA; LAS-SFO), I have absolutely no interest in flying them unless there's no other choice, let alone fly long haul with them which I understand isn't any better. They're not called US Scareways for no good reason.

 

[openseat]

After my short juants with US (LGA-BOS; BOS-DCA; LAS-SFO), I have absolutely no interest in flying them unless there's no other choice, let alone fly long haul with them which I understand isn't any better. They're not called US Scareways for no good reason.

I'm glad our experiences agree QF009.
The best US flights I've been on was when they used to run the LGA-DCA shuttle, because they were the shortest, and they had quite a number of current issue magazines for free (or at least I hope they were free!) at LGA.