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Message: [QUOTE="General Lee, post: 683048, member: 5543"] I agree with Fins about one thing, take COEX (Expressjet) if offered first. As far as everything else he said, I see the same old theme each time---DELTA is doomed and ASA is going down with it. Well, I think there could be some restructuring in the future, but a friendly GA judge (just like USAir got in DC who proclaimed in the beginning of their Chap 11 proceedings "I will not let USAir liquidate") will do wonders for the big D. There will probably be a sale of ASA and Comair, but the only thing that might change is the person who signs the pay check. Delta has changed a lot of things to get it's balance sheet in "order"----but, we are a year too late in doing so. Recent fare increases will help with Q3 oil orices, which should go down after the Summer driving season ends. I think DL will survive this in the end in some form or another (maybe a merger with NW), and ASA will also (maybe after being sold to SkyWest). As far as NW goes, they do have labor problems, and the management may just want a judge to decide or impose contracts. That may not go over well, but it may be the way to right size NW for a possible merger with DL. The fleets are different, but the oldest equipment at both are going away, and the routes and hubs fit perfectly because most are not on top of each other. (CVG and MEM would go bye bye, though---since too close to DTW and ATL) They fly a lot to the Pacific, and we fly a lot to Europe and South America. I also predict United and CAL merging and Bethune taking hold again. (He has offered already to buy into the new United with an investment group) It will be interesting to watch. So, go to ASA if Expressjet doesn't call. And FINS, please apply to CAL.(you will lose interest in the RJDC fast) Bye Bye--General Lee [/QUOTE]

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