In a message dated 1/16/02 9:21:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time, Kurt.Reinbold@wcom.com writes: > USAir stated they were accelerating the retirement of their F100 fleet, > about 40 planes. Why doesn't AA pickup some/all of USAir's F100s to replace > the B717? Acquiring the F100s were part of the UA/US divestiture proposal. I think there are three issues: capacity, fleet commonality and payroll. It's a slam dunk for AMR to say goodbye to the B717 and accomplish their goals. RT Simpson Phoenix