Well, things have changed a little bit since they said it was gonna be end of this week. (demise of Flightline)
They are currently working on the schedueles for JAN 09 to minimise the disruption to our passengers. Our roster publication has been delayed by at least two days in order to get all the planning sorted.
Personally, I don't see them make any announcement this year.
(The E170-190 would be a very nice x-mass present...
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