In 2009 our wonderful executive team put all their eggs in the AS codeshare basket, then we voted yes to extend it in C2012. From that point in time CAL opened a 737 operation to augment the UAL WB flying while AS, AA and UAL maneuvered as required to maintain a strong foot print out west. Makes one wonder what would have happened had our fNWA and DALPA MEC worked together to end the AS codeshare. In the later case DAL would have had access to fNWA Terminal 2. Not trying to live in the past, but sometimes saying no is good for the company as a whole. Remember execs only have to shine to the shareholders during their tenure and then hit the EJECT button. You and I are stuck here for 25-40 years. We are now a smarter group, I am happy to see the MEC focused in scope. Not sure how we will resolve the LAX gate space.