Originally Posted by JungleBus

I have a question. How hard is it to get info on which 50 seater leases Delta has assumed or renewed, when, and for how long? It seems to me some of these leases are ridiculously long, and it's been known for quite a while that 50 seaters are inefficient and DL has a glut of them. Is it possible that Delta intentionally leased too many 50 seaters for too long, knowing they could parlay those aircraft into the big RJ's they really wanted? This TA has been a long time in the making even though DAL is making it seem very rush-rush now. I'm guessing the 50-for-76 swap has been a management wet dream since the jcba, if not since BK.