Originally Posted by NERD

Cricket is an Alaskan pilot and takes glee in any/everything that could/would harm Delta. He's afraid of the competition in Seattle and sees a joint venture with any/all the ME3 as salvation regardless of the fact that a foreign govt is bribing our elected officials and meddling in our countries internal politics. He knows they won't ever fly sea-Geg or even Juno so his job will be secure, but does know that if allowed that they would have a 380 to every international destination we fly, thus ridding Seattle of Delta.