Do long winded masturbatory diatribes with misquoted world leaders at least qualify for some ribbing? :)

Delta Air Lines sues U.S. Export-Import Bank over subsidies - Yahoo! Finance


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) sued the Export-Import Bank of the United States on Wednesday, renewing a legal fight over subsidies that benefit aircraft exporters such as Boeing Co (BA) and by extension non-U.S. airlines.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Joining Delta as plaintiffs were Hawaiian Airlines Inc and the Air Line Pilots Association, International.

Go get em!!

Ty Webb: "I guess you'll just have to keep beating yourself."

AMR, US Airways boards OK merger: report
February 13, 2013

The boards of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways Group late Wednesday separately voted to approve a merger that would create the world's largest airline, The Wall Street Journal reports.

"The merger will be formally announced early Thursday morning. Under the all-stock deal's terms, American's creditors would own 72% of the combined airline, and US Airways shareholders the balance," the Journal writes.

"Under the all-stock deal's terms, American's creditors would own 72% of the combined airline, and US Airways shareholders the balance. US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker will run the combined company as chief executive. AMR CEO Tom Horton will serve as nonexecutive board chairman, likely until the spring or summer of 2014, the time of the new company's first annual meeting after American emerges from bankruptcy protection . . . The airline will likely have a market capitalization exceeding $10 billion, and the value could approach $11 billion."
AMR filed for bankruptcy in November 2011, citing high labor costs. A combination with US Airways will create the world's largest airline by passenger traffic and help the two carriers better compete with Chicago-based rival United Continental Holdings Inc., as well as with Delta Air Lines Inc.

As Crain's has previously reported, a US Airways-American merger will help corporate travelers in Chicago, who will get more nonstop flights from O'Hare International Airport.

"Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Group Inc. has a small presence at O'Hare, accounting for just 2 percent of the airport's flights from its four gates," Crain's John Pletz noted last year. "But a merger would give American's corporate accounts better access to US Airway's hubs in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C. American's passengers would also have an easier time reaching cities in the Southwest and Europe, and the airline's total share of trans-Atlantic flights would rise to 14 percent from less than 10 percent today, according to Airline Forecasts LLC in Washington."
United has 48 percent of O'Hare's passengers, while American has 35 percent.
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Bar, if you'd said two wrongs don't make a right, lets be civil and professional from here on out, I'd wholeheartedly agree. But if you go back to last May and June and look at the posts youd see why I don't agree with the previous post.

This really isn't talking to FTB, just a convenient post to quote about people on reserve not flying.

Not all 7ER guys are sitting around growing beards. I start another trip tomorrow, so at the end of that trip, I would of flown on 21 of my last 26 reserve days. (yes, it splits Jan/Feb so I'm not talking about YS or anything) - just flying when they call me to.

Great cars....

Anyone think that the American / US Airways merger would prompt Delta to merge with Alaska?

Yes. If AA makes a move for AS, you bet.