The latest in mega airline mergers is happening behind closed doors as we speak.
Emirates and United Continental Holdings, along with American Airlines (NASDQ AA)
are in talks to combine into one unit by 2019. All of the aircraft will be Airbus equipment
by 2022, as Boeing will be bought and conglomerated with Airbus EU.
The Airline Pilot’s Association (ALPA) has also been working on combining flight crews
with a new SLI in which Emirates pilots (Parent Company to be called EUnited Allah) will
be first on the list of the largest airline in the World. AA pilots will have the next 11,000
slots. There will likely be furloughs which will ultimately begin in 2020 with the most junior
United Continental pilots.
Further details are being withheld by court order until completion of the combined SLI by ALPA.