Originally Posted by
TheManager
Well, should be easy to figure out. The first BAE flew for ASA in 1995, when they actually flew. They were a cronic POS and were down for Mtx constantly. Were a big embarassment during the Summer Olympics a year later. They were ditched in 98 for the crj 50.
However, the blame should go back to 1993, the year they introduced the the ATR 70 really.
So, would that be the illustrious B. Brown?
LM was the one that moved the "line in the sand" and brought us the crj 90's which is arguably more damaging.
Shiznet and the Manager:
There is one,
very significant, deference between then and the post 2000 years. Back in
1993 Atlantic Southeast Airlines marketed and sold its own code. ASA was shopping for 737's wen Delta bought it. It wasn't doing "Delta" flying. In fact, I think they were still doing some cross marketing with Eastern when the E120's and ATR's first showed up on the scene.
Delta bought ASA, stripped its code and sold airplanes and pilots to SkyWest. ASA now fly's "Delta" code, which is controlled under the Delta PWA.