Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
Whether we like it or not, the Delta MEC has ALWAYS been in the role of representing just one of many vendors who perform Delta flying. How is today's situation different from 5 years ago, when ASA and CMR, as well as all the others, were vendors flying aircraft painted like Delta and acting like they were Delta? As I've said, we let that cat out of the bag years ago when DALPA didn't put restrictions in the PWA to prohibit Delta from painting vendor's aircraft to look exactly like a Delta airplane. That was a tremendous failure, imo.
You are exactly right on the branding issue. It is another way that we permit alter ego operations.
With regard to the Comair LOA, that was a shocker outside of the small handfull of people on the signature page. It does not make it right. Had we known the same objections would have been raised as are being made now.