I can't help but notice you continue to leave CAL out of the equation. I think you are totally underestimating our management. While as a union committee member SPSC Strike Prep Chairman I fight against them I do have an awful lot of respect for them and I never underestimate them either. The are the top management team in the business (at least in the recent past) and most importantly true or not Wall Street believes that to be the case.
CAL has said publicly to our union and all the new hire classes (Kelner visits each class) that we don't want to merge but if mergers take place we will be a part of it, guaranteed.
As Gordo used to say you don't want to be the ugly girl left standing at the dance.
CAL has stated to CAL ALPA many times the number one merger scenario is CAL/UAL and number two is DAL/UAL. They have said if a UAL/DAL goes down we are in deep trouble.
My two cents if these talks are serious CAL will insert themselves into them and they may even pull the trigger first as to not be left out. You mention US Airways (no disrespect to the Airways pilots on the board) but CAL is far stronger and a much better partner then Us Airways.
