Mike, Appreciate your concern. The question I want answered is "What does the combined carrier plan to do about a 100 seat aircraft replacement." Our DC-9's are the only true 100 seaters that the combined carrier owns. There is clearly a need to have a 100 seat airplane, but the 9's are old and need to be replaced. Obviously, we want a mainline replacement airplane, and not another attempt to outsource more of our flying.
I guess my next question is "What about cargo?" NWA has been "studying" a replacement freighter for about the same amount of time as a replacement 100 seater.