For domestic flying, Sunday is the last day in black jacket and CAL emblems. Not sure I will miss it, but it is the end of an era. Gordon made us feel good while we flew to FARs, union leadership absolutely hosed us in 2002, B-scale, no medical, XJT going from 750 pilots to 2500.

I think there is more to look forward to than to regret losing, but the survival of the new company is certainly not assured. The merger allowed credit to flow again, but getting ranked 14 of 14 is a long way from dozens of the J.D. Power Awards. As dubious as they were, it was better publicity than last place. This summer will show the customers and finance community if we've turned the corner. If it's anything like last summer it will be, as W famously misspoke, "fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." Somehow that seems to fit now.