Im assuming these cuts are for the new "combined" company? I know most of Delta's 2008 cuts were DCI, maybe there is still some fat on the NWA connection side of things.

I also can't recall what our "Delta" capacity cuts were for 2008, Im wanting to say 10% ?

Hopefully our connection carriers will absorb most the impact of this. Not wishing furloughs on anyone; however many Delta and NWA folks already have that patch.

I think the reduction also sheds some light on the just closed AE as well. To go one step further it's obviously a safe guess that the company will wait until after the SLI is out to announce the plans for 09 concerning where the equipment will end up. Take the equipment movement with the reductions and I think we're going to see some significant displacements. Sure hope Im wrong.

Which leads to our next AE in the first quarter of next year, assuming it doesn't get delayed like the August.....I mean November AE. The future heavies on the AE will continue to go very senior imo.

I would be very surprised to see hiring next year, I don't care what anyone says. It just doesn't make sense in the current economic environment. How much more can we cut mainline flying before we are overstaffed? No worries boys, we have a no furlough clause in our contract.