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Old 12-18-2011 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
I don't know if I counted right but I see this:

220 Flight Segments

202 or 92% Regional
18 or 8% Mainline

By type:
14 MD88 (MIA, NAS, RSW)
4 B737 (DEN)

E145 110 (ALB, BGR, BTV, CAE, CHO, CLE, GSO, GSP, IAD, ILM, MHT, ORF, PHL, RIC, ROA, SDF, SYR, YHZ, YOW, YUL)
CRJ700 38 (BNA, BTV, CLT, MYR, PIT, RDU, ROC, STL, SYR)
E170/175 30 (DFW, IAH, IND, JAX, MCI, MKE, PIT)
CRJ900 22 (BUF, MKE, PIT)
CPJ 2 (RIC)


A couple of observations.

1. If I'm not mistaken, when SWA acquired AirTran and announced new service it was all on a 717 or 737. I didn't see the words CRJ, ERJ, E170, E175, CRJ700 or CRJ900 anywhere. Could that be because of their scope clause?

2. Remember as you read the LGA expansion to say: "Delta wants out of the RJ business" and "The LGA slot swap will increase mainline flying".

3. And remember to say- "shut up scope chickens."
A few more observations:

- DALPA pushed really hard for us to call congress to make this 92%/8% RJ growth spurt a reality. Why would DALPA do that?...Because the belief that "RJ's are good for Delta" is still alive and well among the MEC.

- DALPA just got through saying: "We heard you loud and clear" with regard to our survey results. Don't you just love the way DALPA listens?

Carl