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From: driscoll@src.honeywell.com (Kevin Driscoll)
Subject: Re: Northwest cancels Airbus
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> >With these cancellations, it is suspected that the bases will not be
> >built, and NWA will fly their planes to Europe for C/D checks.  Of
> >course, they already have received and spent the operating loan....
> 
> It'll be interesting to see what ramifications this has on the UAL deal:
> did United plan on using Airbus/NWA North American facilities?

A local (Minneapolis) TV story said that NWA is considering other
airlines' use of the facilities in deciding when/if to build.