Originally Posted by
DLpilot
Unless you feel they would renew a lease on an unwanted jet then there will be 366 RJs left at the end of 2020 without this TA. Less total and less large ones compared to this TA. If you feel that Delta would rather spend the millions on heavy maintenance of a 50 seater, then your numbers are more appropriate.
Through 2015, 331 50 seaters are on the hook with lease contracts, and those don't help with profits. With the TA, that number drops to 125 by 2015. The additional 76 seaters are brought in ONLY when 717s are brought in. So, that means 80 fewer RJs flying around. That is significant. Please attend a roadshow.