If anybody could do it, it could be somebody like Kobe. Either him or (Allen) Iverson.

Revenues and expenses, ex-items, were generally in-line with our expectations.

Although shares may trade up temporarily, we anticipate they will eventually trade down to levels approaching AMR or $25 per share.

The company clearly has staying power to enable itself to continue the efforts involved in merging the two airlines.

We believe the excitement of the merger and recent offerings has driven the valuations to a level that is inconsistent and overpriced versus some of the other larger airlines.

After removing the special bankruptcy charges from United, the last three quarters' results actually show that United has generated net income levels slightly better than American but not quite as good as Continental.