Originally Posted by
slowplay
FYI only. Delta has over 120 aircraft on order and another 30 on option that are scheduled to come on line over the next 6 years (737-900 and MD-90). DCI has 1. Delta is about 60 aircraft smaller than at the merger. Comair is over 100 aircraft smaller.
Fixed it for you. And while many of our 50s are going to the desert, everything larger has gone to other DCI carriers.
Delta is already doing something about the increased cost of regional feed by shuffling planes to the cheapest bidder. Unfortunately, it will take more than FT/DT to close the price gap.