Ftrooppilot

Clothes dryer crystal ball says NWA/Delta merge dead, Bankruptcy motivation and overcapacity considerations gone; union /non-union conflicts exist; CEO's don't want; CONFLICTING corporate cultures prevail; merger frenzy is over.

Watch NWA moves with Midwest Airlines. They will shortly (today ?) own about 47% ( through an investment company) but "will not" influence operations. I'm glad. Afraid NWA would stop the hot fresh chocolate chip cookie service.

47% is a short distance from 51%. Aircraft are highly "mobile assets" and can be sold or traded quickly. 405 experienced pilots are a gold mine. We could have a NWA/Compass/Midwest/Mesaba mix.

Food for thought: Do the new Mesaba and Compass airline aircraft ovens have the capability to bake fresh chocolate chip cookies ?

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evh347

Ftrooppilot,
Thanks for the insight. Much appreciated as I too find you comments helpful.

Lighteningspeed

Thanks for that insight. Very enlightening.
Answer to your question on the cookies, it is YES at Mesaba CRJ900s.

xjsaab

could even do it on the 200. Just need that wacky FA who used to bring a toaster onto the avro. Don't even ask how she made hot dogs :-D

Squawk_5543

No way you just said that......

Ftrooppilot

How would he (XJSAAB) know ? He never flew the AVRO. Now RJ85FO - he is the best source of MESABA and AVRO info.

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Lighteningspeed

I can only speak for CRJ900 and they have ovens to bake so its is doable but whether FAs will bake fresh cookies is a question mark.

xjsaab

May not know the Avro but I do "know" a few FA's If you ever wonder why your coffee tastes like hot dogs....

Lighteningspeed

1st class meals on CRJ 900 serve chocolate cake as a desert and they are tasty but a tad too rich for my taste. It is a hit with passengers from what FAs tell me.

Ftrooppilot

Got a blender. Lets throw in the following companies:
NWA Corp.
NWA Holding Corp.
NWA Inc.
NWA Fuel Services Inc. (NFS)
MLT Inc. (Vacation Wholesale)
Northwest Aerospace Training Corp. (NATCO)
Mesaba
Compass
Champion Air (40% Owned)
Midwest Airlines (47% Owned - at arm's length)

Turn on the switch and what kind of mix will be there for SHAREHOLDERS profits and CEO bonus justification in three to five years ?

This is a fantasy prediction:

NWA will have three aviation operations: NWA, Midwest Airlines and Champion Air. The names Mesaba and Compass will disappear. Look at it from a marketing standpoint. Take a passenger airline recognition survey; few of them know Mesaba or Compass. Everybody knows Midwest and their cookies. They are the number one rated US airline. Brand recognition is important.

NWA will operate their current fleet with additions. Midwest (combined Mesaba and Compass) and wholely owned by NWA Inc. will operate CRJ900s, 200s and E175s with Q400s replacing SAABs (also 200s eventually). There will also be a gradual creep up to 100 plus seat regional aircraft. Midwest 11 (13 ?) MD80s will go to Champion Charter operations and replace their sixteen aging fuel inefficient 727s. Midwest twenty five 717s will be sold.

Honestly - I have not been drinking.

I wonder if Neal Cohen reads this thread ?

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