Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
This merger made the 744 viable and this merger will continue to lessen the desire for smaller lift.
No, the 744 was "viable" long before the Delta merger. With the exception of the short lived fuel spike a few years back, the 744 was right up there with the 753 as NWA's lowest CASM aircraft.
But with all the 767's in Asia, it's nice to see that the merger with NWA made the 767 "viable."
Carl