RevThruster
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Looks like B6 [JetBlue] is starting BOS-DFW 3x a day! DFW is getting some new action since AMR has been in BK, will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
If things go as planned and AA achieves this low cost structure, I'd bet AA will chase them right out of the market. A major hub and a low cost structure is one tough competitor.Looks like B6 [JetBlue] is starting BOS-DFW 3x a day! DFW is getting some new action since AMR has been in BK, will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
If things go as planned and AA achieves this low cost structure, I'd bet AA will chase them right out of the market. A major hub and a low cost structure is one tough competitor.
I disagree .... I dont think AA is going to shrink. In less than a year AA will begin to take delivery of 460 airplanes. Yeah sure some will replace the jets AA will ground but most are slated for growth. I dont think this BK is going to be like the ones in the past.B6 has a very large and LOYAL following in BOS. Being it is 2 very large markets , I wouldn't be surprised to see B6 actually add more capacity to the route than take away. You seem to have some very dark tinted rose colored glasses on. AA will likely continue to shrink even AFTER their BK is over [which won't be for a couple of years at minimum]. That is more than enough time to get a foothold in the market.
At JFK I've been watching a steady daily increase of transfer bags from B6 to AAI disagree .... I dont think AA is going to shrink. In less than a year AA will begin to take delivery of 460 airplanes. Yeah sure some will replace the jets AA will ground but most are slated for growth. I dont think this BK is going to be like the ones in the past.
At JFK I've been watching a steady daily increase of transfer bags from B6 to AA
( LHR) to BA.
There are still terminal displays on monitors with B6 and AA logo as partners.
So it seems that B6 is more joined-at-the-hip with AA than not.
If things go as planned and AA achieves this low cost structure, I'd bet AA will chase them right out of the market. A major hub and a low cost structure is one tough competitor.
The transcons have long been a major portion of AA's revenue... the difference was that AA had the strength to withstand the amount of competition that has long been part of the industry.I agree with you. I was living in LA when AA and B6 duked it out on the LGB-JFK route. I don't remember how many $250 transcons I flew, but it was more than a dozen.