The excuse will be that other airlines have better cost structures than ours. Our longevity is too high and our equipment old gas guzzling maintenance hogs ... but mostly just that our old pilot group just costs too damn much.

Take the Comair tape, rewind, hit play. It began when they failed to achieve enforceable scope. They were outsourced into inefficiency. In case anyone forgot, we are managed by the same executives.

Whether or not Delta management has any interest in running Delta Air Lines relates directly to our scope.