Nice flame bait snopilot... not gonna bite.

As for the mighty saab... yes, she does look good in the new paint. Our saabs are the "newest" saabs out there and with their new interiors and new paint are hardly pieces of junk. Sure, they rattle, buzz and shake... but they're maintained well and are performing well in their niche for DL and flying them is certainly better than picking up an unemployment check. 40,000 cycles is a bit of an exageration don't you think?

As for XJ and its origins... I don't know. We were an airline long before Bedford showed up, so it would be interesting to know what our two letter code was before his arrival. I've heard the same theory however, with the Jaguars.