Fiscally (and unfortunately since I hate the disservice to pax) they only need to get their act together if other airlines are. UA which has plenty of growth issues right now seems to be on the war path in selected areas and is doing better than others with irregular ops. They plan an almost 70% increase in flying in DEN over the next few years. So in that light, yes F9 can't rely on their current system if they want to continue to compete. Status quo in any industry can be deadly. Time to get the popcorn out. Size can help efficiency and synergy in the merger but it must be acted on. Doesn't look like the desire is there at the moment but when they start realizing the impacts, being a publicly traded company, heads should roll. Time for F9 to put big boy pants on eh?