Hi Flyer. The main sticking point in our scope has nothing to due with the number of seats on RJ's. It is the permitted number of international code share block hours. The combined operations would be well over those numbers. In addition the total number of RJ's in the two operations would exceed the number allowed in the Delta contract by a large amount. The company needs relief on those items or they would have to pull down a large amount of international flying and RJ feed.

As far as arbitration the merger would proceed as all mergers in the past have. Our contract requires the company to follow ALPA merger policy as I suspect your contract also does. If either side feels a fair agreement can't be reached then it goes to arbitration. There is no attempt to force anything on the NWA pilots and you will have full control over the process and if it ends up in arbitration.