How are you inferring from my comment that I said "NWA only had 17 DC-9's at the time of the merger?"

I forget the total amount of DC-9's upon Single Operating Certificate, January 1st 2010, but it was still less than 88 Boeing 717's, if you want to use "merger synergy metrics." (I believe the number was in the vicinity of 59 Douglas [dinosaur] -9's.)

My point............boog is stating that there is "NO" growth in the 88 Boeing 717's coming to mainline. I was just attempting to understand his math. No worries if I'm missing something, I dun attendud publik skool myself.

GJ