In a message dated 1/22/02 1:41:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, stepan-ilych@multipro.com writes: > Greg Brenneman, the former president at Continental Airlines Inc. > (NYSE:CAL - news) who will run the combined airline, told the newspaper > that he was negotiating with Boeing to lower the lease rates on the 717s, > which could save millions of dollars. Bet he gets a sweet deal as there isn't a lot of interest in the B717! Wonder if he'll keep Aloha's 737NGs or trade 'em for some B757s? This upgrade makes sense if he's planning a west coast invasion. RT Simpson Phoenix > >