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Old 05-08-2008, 07:03 AM
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sailingfun
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There is a lot of leverage held by NWA in the process. Management at Delta has big plans for shifting aircraft around to get the right size aircraft on the right routes and maximize revenue. They also need to get the stock price up both for financing realities and there own personal gain via options. All of these things require a joint contract. I am willing to bet that LOA 19 will never go into effect and we will get a joint contract prior to DCC. The nice thing about LOA 19 is it provides a much higher starting point in the process. The new joint contract will not be near as good as what was on the table and lost however that is the reality of the rapidly changing cost of fuel.
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