ACL,

We will see. I will put it to you this way, I am senior to all the 07/08 DAL new hires and I am "stashing cash" like you can't believe. Just because you and I would vote "No" doesn't mean that 51% won't vote "Yes" behind the closed doors of their home. Don't worry though, I am sure such a deal would include "Super Enhanced Furlough Protection" to make it easier to handle but we all know what that is worth.

There is a saying in Finance and that is "follow the money". There will be intense pressure to have someone fly the C Series et al for the 100 seat gap. Boeing is up to their hips in alligators to do a new aircraft and I just don't see a re-engined A320 being a player. When the company lays a stack of money on the table for a sell out, we will see how the "spin" will be handled. I just don't see the company wanting to fly the EMB/CSeries aircraft here. Both companies (NWA and DAL) have "studied" the 100 seat replacement since I was a new hire and well, you do the math as they don't want to add debt to the balance sheet with a new aircraft order.

It would be a lot cheaper to just bribe the pilot group for a deal instead.