Any change to JV language needs to have much stronger language on proportion of flying between the two countries. The US market is where everyone want to fly, but that doesn't mean we should roll over and take it!

Look at the LH flying between Germany and the US versus our flying between the Germany and US.

Look at the ANA flying between Japan and the US versus our flying between Japan and the US. The proportion of that flying is already way out of whack. They fly more to our hubs than we do to theirs and then they fly a bunch of other flights to other US destinations.

Look at the route they just announced for the Air New Zealand flight from AKL-ORD. Plus they already fly to LAX, SFO, HNL and IAH. while with United metal we only go from SFO.

This stuff is what kills the top end growth for the airline.