Lawyers want to question Kelleher about American Airlines and US Airways
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yep....
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might also highlight the detente that has existed between AA and WN for years to carve up the N. Texas market.
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It also highlights the "Good Ol' Boy club" that we all suspected excisted in the Airline industry!
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I was under the impression that Herb wasn't really involved in the day-to-day at WN anymore, it's Gary Kelly's show now.
Where exactly are you all trying to go with this? And who is trying to bring this type of hype out? Sounds like a bunch of BS to me. But I will tell you all this, here comes WT throwing his arms in the air and claiming AA and SWA was in co-hoots to gain and or control the N. Tx market. Wait, wait, wait for it, here it comes, and there it is...
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Even if they do get to "question" Herb Kelleher they probably wasting their time. He's way too smart for them. These people need to get over themselves the merger is a done deal. Might as well "question" Bob Crandall too while their at it. Sounds like a bunch of attorneys trying to get some free publicity.
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sorry but the closure of the merger does not eliminate the right to find illegalities due to inappropriate collusion.silverbird007 said:
I don't know if they will find it but N. Texas aviation has been screwed up since AA moved its HDQ from NYC to Texas where it thought it could dominate the market. Conversations between AA and BN executives regarding attempted price fixing are well documented. It didn't happen regarding NYC or CHI but it did in N. Texas.
WN's modus operandi from the beginning has been to find medium sized airports that it can dominate and try to keep copetitors out of.... that is precisely what they want to do at DAL. WN can whine about being put into a box at DAL, but WN doesn't want to compete at DFW and they don't want any legacy competitor at DAL.
And it clearly raises eyebrows when we hear about a conversation like this and then have to look at the DOJ's ruling which was little more than a government sanctioned collusion between AA and WN to carve up markets to WN's advantage that should be completely open to competition.
Herb may or may not have done anything but, even based on the article, loose lips Parker broached the subject of the merger with a competitor's former CEO. Herb may not be in any position of influence decisions at WN but it isn't clear yet whether he passed any information or comments along to anyone else.
It is highly unusual for a private party to sue a major corporation making antitrust charges that are contrary to what the government says but that is exactly what is happening here and you have to ask why private parties are so determined to push a case. The complete dysfunctionality of competitiveness N. Texas aviation is being highlighted. Further, a certain airline with HDQ about 750 miles east of DFW has every reason to push the issue if it is shut out of the AA/US divestiture process and the competitive balance is allowed to favor one of its competitors.
DL might not have cared about challenging the status quo of N. Texas aviation before but it absolutely has the bandwidth to do so now.
Add in that private citizens are still concerned that N. Texas aviation will be worse off as a result of the merger even by pushing the two largest players into separate corners, and there is every reason to ask why AA and WN can't compete on the same basis that exists in every other airport.
hope you're happy now, swamt.
More significantly, hope you can grasp that other airlines can push the legal system just like WN for decades to its advantage. The tables are now turning.
Competition is a beautiful thing for those who can succeed at it. for others, not so much.
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Not necessarily publicity, but money yes. Lawyers questioning anyone is billable hours. They will do it for as long as anyone it willing to pay.silverbird007 said:
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which is why you still have to ask why someone is willing to spend money and time if they don't believe there is something there.
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All threads circle back to DL... It's only a matter of time...
