Originally Posted by
seahawker01
They are going to kicked regardless of the outcome of the TA. If it passes, Delta asks Skywest Holdings to beat block hour cost of PCL. If the TA does not pass, Delta threatens the same fate as Comair and Pinnacle if Skywest Holdings does not lower its block hour cost. If it does not pass, Skywest/Expressjet may get some airframes out of the deal but it will probably be a steep loss and management will surely explain the need for concessions.
We aren't wholly owned by Delta, so threatening to turn us into Comair or Pinnacle does nothing at the moment. Pinnacle was mismanaged into BK, which we fortunately have not been.
If the TA does pass, our management has the ability to tell us here's the new standard, make it happen. If it doesn't pass and is forced on Pinnacle, at least we can make an argument against stooping that low and keeping our rates up. And if we can continue to diversify our flying with other carriers, we can tell mother Delta to shove it.