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Old Oct 29, 2008, 3:23 pm
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Originally Posted by MikeMpls
This makes WN #2, which gives them a target to focus on! Anyone who thinks DL/NW is going to be a happy, profit-making cookie monster is incredibly short-sighted.
Anybody that thinks this merger is about cementing the #1 position in the US domestic market hasn't been paying attention to the industry. This is about giving DL/NW the capacity to become an international heavyweight, something neither one of them could conceivably do on their own.

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