Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
So it's 717 lease vs CR2 overhaul cost?
I don't buy it.
Imho, DAL just doesn't want to spend that money on airplanes they don't like and would prefer to have those they like, the big jumbo RJs.
And that the cheapest thing to do is swap CR2s for CRJ-900s as the wounded Bombardier would love the orders. So convince the pilots that the 717s are contingent on scope concessions even though DAL has been salivating over 717s since at least 2010 and has labored to achieve one hell of a deal after squeezing a cutthroat SWA and/or Boeing.
Man, from slot swaps to SWA/717s s to Bombardier to Boeing to the pilots, this company knows how to be opportunistic. More power to them.
But we don't have to agree any more than Bombardier has to accept a 1:1 swap vs a 2:1 swap or Boeing accept $10M for a new 739.
We all have our limits and 255 is a disgusting enough limit that should not be moved.
FTB;
The "yes" voter is too afraid or too in denial to understand what you just wrote is the truth.