In the Wall Street Journal today they said that negotiations are very close to being finished. They are wanting approval from the pilot groups so they can avoid a USAir incident. If the pilot groups don't agree there is a large probability it wouldn't happen. They also said that inside sources had stated the no based would be closed. They specifically mentioned mem and ATL being close together but both still be profitable. They were saying it would make the merger easier to get the pilots approval if they guaranteed no base closing.