CanJet Ready To Go It Alone

[jazzbeat]

Or Rouge operating flights for Transat Vacation

[TopperHarley]

Or Air Canada buying Air Transat and then stapling the AC seniority list below Transat's.

[3 holer]

Air Transat staff should be more concerned about AC buying just the tour operator part of Transat At and cutting loose the air ops. The quickest way for rouge to gain market share would be to buy the parts of a competitor that it does not already have. AC already has the planes, crews, maintenance, flight ops support and a competitive payscale. The travel agencies and hotels are where the value is. Transat is bleeding $$$ and with new competition starting on the atlantic the gravy runs to europe may not yield the profits it needs to get through the viciously competitive winter. The reality is there is too much capacity now and more is coming. Somebody has to exit the game. AC may be waiting out AT until they have to file and pick off the parts of the company it wants. I doubt the airline will be part of that equation which is the worst part of the whole scenario. I truly hope and pray I am wrong.

[paddy]

Where is Air Canada going to get the money to buy Transat?

[2R]

Wallmart is opening up a travel agency expect some cheap flights from US carriers to holiday resorts SOON.









DON'T PANIC its just a rumour i started

[scopiton]

Where is Air Canada going to get the money to buy Transat?

they still have few millions in their retirement fund, since you asked
+/- xx millions won't make a huge difference since they're missing 4.5 b...........

[24Left]

CanJet has proven they can do that, and perhaps Transat is not the only suitor. Perhaps a dark horse is forming an alliance with CanJet.

Dark horse? Good luck. I won't bother listing all that have tried and failed. Boutique players. No critical mass. Unable to survive a full economic cycle. And I cannot see a valid reason for any of the current big players to be looking to add to their portfolio of lift suppliers. Demand for product is not increasing but revenues are under constant pressure.

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/ ... -for-5-3m/