Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Fact. Delta has balked on the costs, and if you ask those 'in the know' they will tell you Delta does not want to pay for training costs associated with the Colgan side of things, because that's not Delta's business. We're talking about the closing of the BOS Saab base and all the Colgan prop guys jumping over. Delta only agreed to pay the training costs associated with the Mesaba Saabs being parked, and rightfully so.
Who knows what Delta agreed to pay. When a Delta Saab goes away and ripples down to cause movement among people on the Colgan side that is still a training cost related to a Delta Saab going away. I hope 9E gets every single last penny from Delta for the training mess we are in, even for Colgan training costs. Maybe some day it will be cheaper for Delta to just do the flying themselves (if it isn't already).