I personally think it is really sad and a little scary. My mom has been working for HP my whole life time and I drive by HQ every day on my way to school (ASU). I remember a time when there still was take your daughter to work day and I got to be a flight attendant, but now mom would probably get in trouble for that. I will really miss all the America West stuff, like the old pin on wings that are now stick on wings for the kids. I think it is scary because my mom was a big fish in a little pond in seniority and now she is being thrown into a very big pond and will be low man on the totem pole. That effects her (and mine) stand by status if I am not mistaken. And being on an exchange in Denmark, I would really like to have my mom visit me, so I how all works out. (and that I can get home next June). I will miss America West, it's all I've even known.