Alaska Airlines to Buy Virgin America for $2.6B

Re:Alaska Airlines to Buy Virgin America for $2.6B by scurvy on Monday April 04, 2016 @11:48AM (#11422779)

Have his relationships with the majority shareholders deteriorated that much? It sounds like there was more going on than we know, and the non voting ability was a convenient scapegoat. That or they all wanted to cash out and bank a nice payday.

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Re:Alaska Airlines to Buy Virgin America for $2.6B by toomuchtodo on Monday April 04, 2016 @11:52AM (#11422816)

> That or they all wanted to cash out and bank a nice payday.

Hence, the problem with the equities market, and why you should never go public if you can afford it.

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Re:Alaska Airlines to Buy Virgin America for $2.6B by scurvy on Monday April 04, 2016 @12:07PM (#11422976)

I was implying that Branson actually wanted the sale, too.

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Re:Alaska Airlines to Buy Virgin America for $2.6B by toomuchtodo on Monday April 04, 2016 @12:21PM (#11423089)

Sorry I didn't realize that when you said "they" (assumed plural shareholders).

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