sounds like UAL wants more international feed in certain places without providing the airlift directly. sort of like "enhanced code sharing." Remember that talk the CAL managers gave us ....."It's all about the network." I wonder if our relationship with Copa is the same or is changing? I would anticipate that UAL management will next grab on to an Asian carrier, then a European carrier, and then maybe a Nordic carrier. Could be a middle eastern carrier, but it looks like that to me they are starting to look at the ghost of Christmas past for inspiration (ala Kellner and his team that went to DAL). This is a play out of their playbook and it's what Delta has been doing.