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Ottopilot
"Baker thinks a US Airways/Delta merger would bode negatively for regional airlines in general because of the many partnerships that both airlines already have with such carriers, and he has doubts about the future of Comair in particular, he wrote in a separate report.
He called Erlanger-based Comair "the red-headed stepchild in the mix" that might shield other regional carriers from deeper cutbacks if the merger occurs.
"We believe that significant cuts (or perhaps a shutdown) may be in Comair's future," he wrote."
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Three years ago I and everybody else thought US Air was done. It just goes to show that whatever the "experts" are saying, you can bet on the opposite happening. You never know....