There's a lot of absurdities in the airline industries like the CEO of NWA getting $47 million dollar bonus after the bankruptcy so we all know if it will make them money NWA will sell their grandmothers. But this is about as far fetched as any rumor I've heard so far. NWA is not likely to divest Mesaba with its solid infrastructure to 9E when they have been having problems with 9E going their way. No Major wants to make any one regional that big. On the other hand, Compass is a virtual airline because it has no infrastructure to speak of. They are at the corner of the Mesaba building. So they would be a logical choice for sale but, NWA pilots want Compass as a protection.

I do agree that some Regionals will be diminished and some will increase a little. I don't think the time is ripe for selling Mesaba or Compass or for that matter Comair.