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The threshold question is now WHEN is SOC going to occur?
Considering the taxiway landing and the MSP overflight, the FAA may not be in a mood to look as if they're rolling over for Delta/Northwest.
We may get a delay in SOC approval just for FAA public relations purposes.
Seems a little silly considering both incidents were indirectly related to the merger. This was not caused by new procedures as a result of the merger being performed incorrectly. Both of these incidents were something that could have easily happened if the merger never occured.
That being said, fear of a SOC delay may be why there has been such swift action. Management might be acting a little more harshly in order to keep the intergration moving along.