Originally Posted by
LostInPA
Shutting Comair down was precisely the reason Ryan Gumm was brought there, and IMO, this is appearing similar.
Managers don't necessarily 'uproot their families and move'. Plenty of them negotiate positive-space passes into their employment contracts. No big deal.
Also, in the case of Ryan, was brought into Comair, then moved to DPJ, now shifted to the soon-to-be-wholly-owned 9E. At that level, if you do your job, go with the strategic flow and succeed, even if eventually 9E shuts down, I'm sure DL will have positions for him and the rest of that management team elsewhere. That's why we see so many recycled names throughout the company and the industry.
RG was brought into Comair as an award for getting Delta out of the F8 mess. Remember that 180 the judge made in the lawsuit to get rid of F8? Ryan Gumm. He was the VP at Comair and when JB went to Frontier RG slid into his seat to finish the job. He has a place in Delta for a long time to come and IMHO he is not there to shut 9E down. There are big plans for 9E and they are good for Delta but bad for folks who like flying airplanes for a living. Meaning keeping cost, QOL and fun down to very low levels.