Operated by who?

AeroMExico dumped the the 717, ordered E190's (the IGW version) and outsourced them. Then Delta bought part of AeroMexico and sits on the BOD. My guess is that if AeroMexico finds the costs of the 717 prohibitive, how much more so would Delta Air Lines. Further, Delta wants out of some of the CRJ50 contracts. Delta needs something to offer our regional "partners" to induce them to adjust their contracts.

We don't talk about it much openly, but there's 700 airplanes and half our departures contracted to Corporations under deals we can't modify as quickly as the market changes. I'd guess for this reason, CMR may finally be parted out in the next year and our massive investment there simply written off to zero.

It is senseless and illegal to go to an investor's conference and lie. So, the most likely story is that what we are told is the truth.