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BA/AA another step closer
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While an alliance between the two (AA/BA) big kids on the block may have good consequences (for a while, at least), what would anyone reckon the chances of a strategic Chapter 11 filing by American would be and that such a filing (or threat of a filing) would be enough to prod Congress into raising the limit on foreign ownership of USA airlines from what it is now?
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Goose,
Your inquiry has merit, especially under the ("soon to be DEPOSED") administration at "1600", but I think "it" would be a NON starter under the NEW occupants, who will arrive on 1/20/09 !
THANK GOD,
Also, Imagine the Addition of JAL and Qantas, to an AA/BA.
"That" would encompass the Whole World.............(hence..."ONE WORLD") !!!!!!!!!!!
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The Washington crew will be back later on in the year and will still have to decide what happens with the DL/NWA merger plans and a few other things that those nasty democrats would get in the way of.
This may well be an issue for them to tackle while they're at it.
More like "God forbid" your prophet gets elected.
You really think higher corporate income taxes and higher income taxes on us the working people, to fund Osamas, I mean Obamas wealth redistribution plan, is going to help the US economy? :wacko:
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Don't you really mean "God forbid either one gets elected?" Neither will do anything to benefit the majority of voters.
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Now there's something we can all agree on!
Electing politicians is like choosing soap. They all promise the world, but at the end, they're just soap.
Bears, I don't think a strategic filing is going to convince anyone to raise foreign ownership caps.
Nor do I think that whoever is elected really matters. There's probably a little too much xenophobia on the right, and the left is too concerned about the impact foreign ownership would have on union jobs. Meanwhile, the airlines from countries who have given up on their opposition to foreign ownership limits flourish (AF, KL, LH) while those from countries who oppose it languish (AZ, OA, and all of the US carriers).
Electing politicians is like choosing soap. They all promise the world, but at the end, they're just soap.
Bears, I don't think a strategic filing is going to convince anyone to raise foreign ownership caps.
Nor do I think that whoever is elected really matters. There's probably a little too much xenophobia on the right, and the left is too concerned about the impact foreign ownership would have on union jobs. Meanwhile, the airlines from countries who have given up on their opposition to foreign ownership limits flourish (AF, KL, LH) while those from countries who oppose it languish (AZ, OA, and all of the US carriers).
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Unless its soap on a rope....
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Well Goose, your right on a Number of "combinations"
As for NW/DL,......I have a VESTED INTEREST to PRAY, that.....that gets shot down(by EL-CHIMPO), but I fear it won't happen.
And IF DL/NW go's through,........I'm very confident that Anti-trust will will go through for AA/BA(which is a positive thing)
As to foreign ownership,(Including a "cooked up" BK by AA/BA,), by the time "that bad boy" got around to being ruled upon, there will be a "new Sheriff" @ "1600"(his Initials WONT be ..j..McC), and the likelihood then of foreign ownership would be ZERO !!!!!!!!!
Now Goose, if the results from "above" take much Different twists,.............then Obviously "All bets are off"
As ALWAYS,...............Time will tell !
