If the Democrats get in and reduce the forces in Iraq then all those 'Reach' callsigns are going to come crashing back into the commercial market. The ensuing dogfight will be what finishes off the carriers that are marginal, and will be the demise of the 'steamer' as well.
As an aside, CXs latest plan is to use the Classic round Asia on less than 6hr sectors and then transfer the frieight to EU and US via -400. As long as you've got the maintenance and spares backup (as CX has) keeping the -400 in the air for 14hrs and the Classic on the ground in CGK or somewhere waiting for freight still makes commercial sense, or the beancounters at CX would have cut them in a New York minute.............
