Overlap is minimal. Considering the two competing networks and the long-term survival requirements of at least U, the merger would be pretty greasy without many roadblocks.

Furloughs ?

A wildcard there. That's one area Parker needs to address, of course. The AMR plan has Eagle and code-shares dissolving most of AA domestic, so as it is long-term employment, let alone advancement appear bleak. If Parker's plan invests in the MAINLINE as the primary product as opposed to building up ancillary operations like other airlines or regionals/feeders that would be a big selling point. The last decade AA has dwindled while Eagle has blossomed and the term sheet reads like not only more of the same, but that concept going viral.