Delta Air Lines and TPG Capital Considering Bids for American Airlines: Report

[NYCA News]

NYCAviation:

Delta Air Lines and TPG Capital Considering Bids for American Airlines: Report (http://nycaviation.com/2012/01/delta-air-lines-and-tpg-capital-considering-bids-for-american-airlines-report/)

Delta Air Lines and TPG Capital are considering separate bids for American Airlines in bankruptcy court, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday afternoon.
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[steve1840]

Uggggggh! Isn't Delta big enough?!?! If it were to happen it wouldn't be bad if they let AA keep their brand label, but to see more of the ugly Delta logos flying around and taking over more hubs is enough to make my stomach turn.

[Matt Molnar]

I don't really see Delta buying AA whole. TPG is very interesting though, they have a history of buying troubled airlines, some successful (Continental, America West), some not (Midwest).