Sailingfun,
I agree with you about the -9. But unless you are saying that the combined carrier is going to dump Cargo, the -200s are here for awhile. At least till the combined company has enoungh 777 business to hold the use or lose NRT slots. Yes, it's a real balanceing act the old NWA board has struggled with for a couple of years now.
With the current trade imbalance we fly FULL cargo out of most places in China, but empty going in. I agree that can't last........but what do do with NRT? Without NRT and no authority for point to point in Asia, this whole merger thing is a moot discussion.
Ferd