Northwest experienced mechanical issues prior to the strike and we continue to experience them today. So this isn't new.

We are continuing to experience a normal operating day.

We are meeting our obligations to the state of Minnesota as set forth in the covenants of the pertinent financing agreements.

Issues like this occur from time to time at any airline, and at Northwest, we investigate any such operational issues.

Pink (Pinkham) is a slow starter but he never really got it going today. It was a bad experience all around.

It has been a really wonderful and rewarding experience, and we as a commission have done a tremendous amount since I've served on it the past three years.