Yes, saw that in the IT this morning; sad that we have to rely on the Americans to protect our interests, but at least it stops the govt messing things up.
Although the govt has said it will continue to try for a special transitional period at the next round of talks, from 14/11, I suspect that Cullen & Co. are saying this for political reasons and have effectively given up on it.
Roll on Summer 2006!
Next problem: how does EI get hold of acft it needs to grow capacity? There no 330/340s available and only three 777s in storage ...