What About Virgin Blue?

[Freighterguynow]

Now, I was in Asia for most of the past month but: wasn't Branson and his new lost cost Virgin Blue all excited about an East coast operation before the Governator bent his ear?
If he wanted to buy into the US market then would he not be interested in a turn key operation based upon some amount of USAirways assets? Basically, I'd guess whatever he could get by the foreign ownership clause .....
Your thoughts?

 

[7.5victim]

Sadly, the "turn key" operation you talk about would bleed money immediately. while the facilities and slots might be of interest to Virgin USA (Virgin Blue is an Australian carrier), the aircraft and people probably would not be. Branson has repeatedly said that he would buy new Boeing equipment for the new carrier. And I think the new carrier would prefer a clean slate to build an employee culture. They might hire some US airways people, but I anticipate that most will be treated the same way most former Eastern emplyees were treated by Delta. Plenty of experience, but won't want to risk bringing the old culture on the property.