Originally Posted by
nwaf16dude
I haven't heard anyone say anything about what changed to drive the decision to keep the 9's around another year. I'm obviously glad to see it, but has anyone heard if there was any particular change that drove the decision?
My guess is that they have no replacements in line right now. We need a 100 seater. It could mean that the 717 is not dead, but a little farther out, and or the C-Series needs to go in to production for DAL to commit. Either one of them or a combination of them may be the option, but to park all of the 9's would put that proverbial hole in our route network that we have been talking about. Ergo, they stay until a true replacement is in sight. The 90 will be used other places, and they know that.