Originally Posted by FlyingKat

Go back to the title of this thread. The point the OP was making is Gojet will be more expensive than PCL so Pinnacle should pick up more flying. My point is that this will NEVER happen now, because any chance of Gojet getting better payrates is over. So the idea that Pinnacle will whipsaw Gojet is is laughable. Now PCL guys are spreading rumors that they are going to get Gojet 700s, when Gojet is getting a new 700 everytime I go by the maintenance hangar in St. Louis.

Pinnacle pilots had to decide what was best for them. Just like other pilot groups will do the same. I think PCL should be more worried about getting their act together than getting more aircraft. The history of this management team at Delta in regard to wholly owned subsidiaries is suspect at best. Best case Pinnacle gets its act together and is spun off after restructuring (like Express I). DL could sell them to another airline (like Mesaba) or worst case slowly close the doors (Comair) if Delta can't pretty Pinnacle up enough to find a buyer. If you think Delta wants to own Pinnacle long term, then you are ignoring the history of this management team at Delta and the history of Delta/Northwest when it comes to wholly owned subsidaries. Because, like Delta told Comair ten years ago "being wholly owned means everything....."