Originally Posted by
Boomer
Delta's numbers are old. That percentage is currently down to 8% and at the rate Delta is giving away Comair airplanes it will be 5% by summer.
To put it into perspective, Delta would have to park 230 mainline aircraft to keep Comair at the 8% mark.
You'll get no argument from me that Comair is getting hosed on the Delta Connection train, however, if you look at the fleet totals from all the DCI carriers, it's a GOOD percentage of Delta flying now. Numbers are from here:
Delta Connection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I know it's Wikipedia, but a quick glance around and some asking shows those numbers are pretty close. Total comes out to 558 regional jets in the Delta system if you count everything from a 200 to a E175. I do since it's all contracted out to someone other than mainline. According to Delta's website, they've got 716 airplanes under the mainline banner. Total the two together, and that's 1274 planes. Remember, it's not just a "bigger" airline, but a "better" airline according to the ads. However, 44% of that flying is outsourced....