Thanks for the link Letitring. A while back, on this thread I believe, I posted a link that some American airlines (don't remember which ones) had also joined with Star Alliance as code share partners. I think I was looking for key words with "star alliance" because there was some reference to that phrase in some jihad rant. I'll see if I can find the post.
Didn't American and Delta show changes in their stock patterns similar to pre 911- right around Christmas?
Perhaps we stopped something then- when we went to Orange and the government went on cog "exercises". Perhaps now they (AQ) wants to try the plan again.
This might suggest that they have insiders working at both airlines- in some fashion.