Dude, my decidedly better half is a 12 year Red Tail. We've known this was coming since the day both companies filed BK in the same courthouse on the same day. Didn't exactly take Carnac...
Probably true.
This merger still has TERMENDOUS integration costs, and I truly can't help but wonder how many "synergies" will really help. I shiver at the word 'synergies' as Doug Parker used and abused that word.
On an interesting side note, every other airline has given up on the merger mania.