Don't know anymore. Union guy I know believes announcements from United will happen after the AA flying is done, and things are being held off until the last minute because they expect the airline that will not be having it's contract renewed will implode.

I think this is wrong for a few reasons: United could at least announce an intention to purchase Xjet, and even go through with it, since they already have an agreement to end the AA flying. Also, they don't want the losing party to implode, but in the meantime Xjet is imploding. It's counter-productive.