Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Management's been making public statements. This agreement will allow them to reallocate flying to third parties and increase the gauge of the aircraft they fly. Delta's unit costs will decrease.

Based on these statements, it could be that management has jumped the gun with their assumption that this agreement will be ratified by their pilot group. Overall, the Delta pilots realize the cost of a quick deal is an deal that actually lowers Delta's expenses since there is a large ancillary savings with helping management re fleet Delta Connection.