Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
You ever think that maybe they have decided to defer to see if those 717's really are available? The LUV/ATN SLI is slated to be back from the arbitrator nlt Feb 2012. I am sure as the day is long that DAL would prefer to get a 717 for 15 million versus a C_Series for 26 million, or a E-Jet for 20 million that carries less people and a jet that they would have to buy new, and not be able to get rid of when the true next gen jet arrives. By waiting they are leaving the short term option, that is better financially, open.
Make sense?
That's absolutely what I think is happening, but what if the 717s fall through. I'm seriously thinking we've tentatively grabbed those "missing" 717s but until they show up we've got stuff to be mindful of.