Yes, this sucks but there are bigger pieces that Farang is missing. Someone else said this but it's oh so true; we knew the Saabs were on there way back for a long time. There are other companies overseas that are willing to pay more. This has been public knowledge for quite a long time. The only wildcard was what DCI was willing to do. Now we know.

Delta is now in the process of negotiating a LOT of items that will impact XJ. Some in a negative light, mostly positive. They are actively negotiating new terms on the 200 and 700's. Once that's done, they will be distributed throughout DCI appropriately.

ACL65 probably has more info on what's happening at mainline that will effect XJ but from everything I hear, the lost Saabs will be replaced in due time. What that timeframe is can be speculated all day long.