Well of course not. But why miss an opportunity to glorify the infallible grand creation that is Delta? You know Delta never loses, and if they do lose, it's only because everyone else is losing more. 🙂
In truth, I still believe AMR has a fairly good likelihood of emerging independently. However, if there is to be a merger, I see Delta as having zero shot, since any Delta plan would involve breaking AMR up into pieces, and I continue to believe AMR's stakeholders and creditors have a lot more to lose than gain from that scenario. On the other hand, I am growing more and more intrigued by a hypothetical AA-USAirways combination, albeit from a purely network perspective. The combined network would be a strong one - USAirways brings an excellent hub in Charlotte, the second best hub in the Northeast in Philadelphia, and an excellent position in all four of the Northeast's biggest markets. On the flip side, however, the integration would of course be horrific - for understandable reasons.