no economic value to those companies. They are independent from NW.. Might see a bit of a bidding war as NW tries to lower costs. Both should be smart enough to not "Independence Air" themselves in Ch 11. NW willput it's cash where it does the most good. They need regionals in order to shelve the older more expenseive aircraft. Scope agreements with current unions will have to go for that to be effective. -- But then Ch 11 is for adjusting contracts.