Releasemaster

Okay, so the spoof of an old nursery rhyme might night sound that good...but, check this out:


And We're Keeping Your Engines too!
Mesa sues Delta to recover engines
Compiled from Herald News Services
Published: Saturday, August 09, 2008

Mesa Air Group Inc., a regional airline that flies mostly for larger carriers, sued Delta Air Lines Inc. to retrieve seven jet engines being held "hostage" in a financial dispute.
Without the engines, worth $25 million, Mesa would be forced to ground some flights if one of its 180 planes needs unscheduled maintenance. That, in turn, may jeopardize Mesa's contracts as a regional carrier for commercial airlines, including Delta, Mesa said in court papers filed Aug. 6 in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, Ariz.
Mesa said that the engines are being held because Delta is unhappy with a former maintenance agreement the two companies had until it was cancelled in June.
"Delta has stated to Mesa that it will continue to hold the engines as 'leverage' until all disputes are resolved," Phoenix- based Mesa claimed in its lawsuit.

Source: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...9-2b520d2b9479

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rickair7777

I'm impressed with ma delta...nice to see somebody has the cajones to stick it to OJ.

AirWillie

Either way I think it's fair to say Mesa is going to lose to Delta sooner or later and once they file BK it won't be so pretty for them. Management deserves it.

cfii2007

JO....OJ........classic!!!!!!!!!!

stobelma

I have no experience with Mesa, but from what I have heard about them......they will probably try to go on one engine anyway......

Colnago

Funniest thing yet.

SomedayRJ

It works out the same.

Seeing as how Mesa, erm, I meant Freedom currently has, what, seven CRJ-900s leased from Delta for about $1/year, I think hanging on to $25 million of engines is pretty reasonable...

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Hot Rod Wannabe

Rick,
Did you ever think about any of the pilots that are held hostage by Delta's actions? JO may have been a lot of things, but right now he is busting his backside as well as all the employees of Mesa so that they may have a job. So how about some slack.....?

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cessna157

Tell that to the pilots of Aloha Airlines

flyandive

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HA
No I think he's just fighting for his job, because after this... He'll be in prison!

Please, for your sake, you meant this as flamebait, right?