Yeah... very funny...

But seriously, I think that might be part of the problem. I don't have any idea if any changes have been made to the routine maintenance schedule on the DC-9 since the merger, but that wouldn't surprise me and I'm wondering if it could be part of the problem. Especially with an airplane that old, if the reliability was as good as everyone says, I think I would stick with what was working for NWA.

Any other ideas?