Originally Posted by Boomer

To expound on RJTrash's post with a little history timeline:

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2/05 - Delta sends the President of DCI to be the new Comair CEO. First week on the job, new CEO says he's there to cut costs so "Delta can stop giving planes to CHQ and start giving them to Comair again"; asks pilots to sign concessions within the month or the planes may go elsewhere.

3/05 - Comair ALPA pilots vote for concessionary contract #1 that includes fleet guarantee of 199 aircraft.

6/05 - Concessionary contract #1 goes into effect.

9/05 - Delta/Comair files Ch11, aircraft deliveries go to other DCI carriers.

1/06 - Comair pilots vote in favor of concessionary contract #2 (additional pay cuts and work rules) to avoid 1113c motion. Passes by 16 votes.

Summer 06 - FAs refuse to sign concessions, which negates pilot contract #2. FAs get 1113'd and lose.

Summer 06 - Comair loses Delta RFP, aircraft begin leaving Comair for SKW and ASA.

Fall 06 - ALPA MEC refuses to resign concessionary contract #2, pilots get 1113'd.

11/06 - Bankruptcy Judge Adelai Hardin rejects Pilot Contract, finding that the pilots had not "given anything up" in the bankruptcy. Due to some "last man standing" statute, he said all work groups must suffer a comparable amount. He dismissed the pay cuts three months before bankruptcy as "irrelevant" to his decision.

9/10 - 4th new CEO in 4 years announces that the Comair fleet is going to 44 aircraft, somewhat less than 199 aircraft guaranteed by 2005 concessions.

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I don't know what this has to do with the Pinnacle guys, but there you go.