Originally Posted by RJtrashPilot

I can tell you that the last 3 CMR MEC administrations tried very hard to undo the harm that was done by the select few at the top during the JC era with both the DAL MEC and with DL management. I know they tried hard because I worked in various positions for those 3 MECs.

Ultimately, Comair's fate was determined by those sitting in Atlanta. Comair management really didn't "manage" Comair in the business sense, they only managed in the day-to-day operations. The suits in Atlanta actually steered the course for Comair and ultimately basically threw away an asset that they paid $1.6 Billion for (give or take a few hundred million). Delta management is the one to blame for not investing in Comair and not growing it and failing to bring its costs down. Delta management is the one that drug Comair into the sham bankruptcy. Whether or not that's payback for the strike? Who really knows for sure? But ultimately, Comair's failure is Delta management's failure.
Ultimately, I know for a fact that the CMR MEC tried tirelessly to mend the relationship. Unfortunately, everyone at CMR got shat on (can I say that, shat?? It's not really a word. If I get a "warning" for it, oh well) by Delta and ALPA National.

I left Comair for greener pastures a while ago, but I'm proud to have been able to work with most everyone there at Comair and I certainly wish everyone the best! There is life after Comair and no matter what happens I know that the professional aerial conveyance facilitators at Comair will land on their feet.