Originally Posted by
aussieflyboy
When did a 10-15 year old airplane start to be considered "old"? Have you ever been a guest aboard one of Delta's 40 year old DC-9's? If not, go for a spin on one and then we can talk about what an old airplane is...
Delta owns those 9s. A regional owns very few of anything and when the papa bears wants to renegotiate the contract and reduce the compensation the leasing company does not care, hence lower revenues. One of the primary reasons Mesa is in the situation that it is. Inefficient (old) airplanes don't make as much money either for the Regional nor the Mainline carrier.