Originally Posted by hoserpilot

Bar, it's my opinion that your over thinking this one. Pinnacle was in deep doo doo. They were run by morons. They were in bankruptcy. Delta found a way to control them. Delta found a really cheap way to buy them, insert delta management and be the lowest cost regional. This will allow them to negotiate lower rates with the likes of Skywest and the rest of the regionals. Smart move to lower costs. Cheaper regional feed means more money left over to line our mainline pockets.