Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Slats, Delta can't back out of the bridge agreement, without compensating the Pinnacle pilot group. The agreement is between DAL and 9E pilots for 7 years of bottom feeder salary for 40 CRJ900s. 9E or whatever its new name is, is going to be around for at least another 7 years. The SSP requires Delta to hire 12-20 guys a month, mandatory in addition to the flows.
It's actually 81 CRJ900s.
If Delta did break the bridge agreement they would owe wages for 7 years to all Pinnacle pilots.
The only way around this is a 1113 motion in US Bankruptcy court.
As history has shown that is very much a possibility.