Icahn and Karabu killed TWA. With the Karabu agreement in place, TWA couldn't make money if they were the St. Louis branch of the United States Mint.
All a.net jokes aside, NWA is going to have to address the DC-9 fleet sooner or later. The 717 would be a good fit, but one also wonders what kind of sweetheart deal Airbus would cook up on 318s.
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