Originally Posted by Surprise

I would prefer that, too. I think many of my co-workers feel the same way. We used to have SkyWest signage all over the place until Delta made us take it out. In fact, we still have it on planes dedicated to our other partners. SkyWest is painted real big on the Alaska planes.

Here's another thought: I can't tell you how many times I've heard flight attendants say "Welcome aboard United Express, um.... excuse me, Delta Connection flight XXX..." or any other combination of screw ups. Since we have four different partners, it can be difficult to keep all the announcements straight and I've seen them butchered many times. The company tries to keep the rotations separate for all the different carriers, but Chicago-based FA's who primarily work UAX get TDY'd or reflowed onto DCI flights all the time, and vice versa. Mistakes happen. I've seen FA's show up for DCI trips wearing their United lapel pins, too.

And I think the CRJ-900 is an ok airplane on its own merits. It has good performance, it's pretty efficient, and it's reasonably comfortable. It's just being flown by the wrong operators.

I have the opposite problem. My friends and others ask who I work for and I say SkyWest. "Southwest?" No, SkyWest. We fly the little airplanes as Delta Connection. "Oh, so you work for Delta?" No.

This whole thing is a mess. Good luck to you all with your negotiations. I really mean that.