Originally Posted by
shiznit
The 150 they operate is 25 more than the end state 125, so with the 61-70 new metric to gain 76's, they have to retire 4.6 50's per 76. (short roughly 5 airframes).
The company could only go to 218 76's if JA plays hardball.
Interesting..... But it could be JA just posturing publicly while knowing behind the scenes they will make the trades. Later SKYW will come out and say how through negotiations they were able to "improve the magins" over their current fleeting and provide "better returns for the shareholders and for a longer time period" while the plan was the same all along.
Good post. This is what the insiders are thinking.
I'm just pointing out, when Delta's in a corner Jerry usually wins by a knock out.
Eagle and their nemesis Trans States / GoJets will make this unpredictable since they are a lot less logical than Jerry Atkin is. Of course, if Delta goes that direction the likely destination in New York is not LaGuardia or Kennedy, it is downtown at the Bankruptcy Court.