All very sad but perhaps the perceived health of LX was closely tied to the cross financing and wet lease deals offered by SR....who knows..but the death of the old SR will certainly have an effect on the condition of LX.lay offs are an unfortunate fact in our often poorly managed industry ,in this case one could say criminally mismanaged,remember to spare a thought for all captains above 52 who lost their jobs as well,talk about losing experience and know how,..another brilliant decision for which other airlines are very grateful,mostly competitors of SR.. .. .I wish, as has been said, a solution could have been created years ago,with an integrated system allowing opportunities for all to move between regional and mainline(for want of a better word)this was not supported by LX management nor by AP.. .it will prove to be a costly mistake.Personal greed and shortsightedness have let us all down.