This was announced on the same day AMR announced 7000 job cuts and BA purchased All-Business 757 airline L'Avion, which flies CDG-EWR, which is in competition with their own newly formed work-around carrier "OpenSkies"!!!!
Virtual international mergers, dollar in the international basement, US legacy carriers with €200MM market values and unionized labor having its collective ass handed to it daily.....Sounds like an IATA wet dream.
Happy Birthday, America!!!