Originally Posted by meesq

Another long time lurker here and posting my first message. I have to say, Bucking Bar, I have ejoyed your posts and the knowledge that you bring. I can't blame the OH pilots for voicing some anger at mainline pilots and can understand how they must feel. This last post definitely puts it into perspective though.

One thing I can't figure out is how DAL expects to "save" money. Comair flies 1% of DAL routes. How could any sub-business with that low of a percentage inflict any damage to a multi-billion dollar industry? And that's even if you *buy* their argument that the RJs cost them money? (I still have not seen definitive figures that show conclusively that OH costs them money. Just because mgmt says so, doesn't make it so.)

Getting back to my point of "saving" money; closing Comair solves their problem of "high" labor costs. So how is adding planes to mainline, along with the higher wage level that comes with it, going to "save" DAL money? Yeah, maybe in the short run since 1600 people are now out of a job, but in the long-run, no way.

Which leads me to my 2nd point. DAL only is concerned with the here and now. Tomorrow is another day, another deal to be made, another promise to be broken. Previous posters have stated it more eloquently than I, do not beleive for one second that you are safe, no matter if you are DCI or DAL. In big business, tomorrow is a whole new day.