Originally Posted by
buddies8
first let delta grow pinnacle to be four times its size to make any difference in the regional industry. until then all they are is a smoke screen by management to get concessions. with all that savings from pinnacle delta has done nothing to capatilize on it, so WHY should anyone else concede anything.
let them go to SKW and EJT amd RAH and get the concessiosn. They cant, why because mainline does not own them or there management. These other companies have a board and stock holders to answer to whereas PSA, PDT, Pinnacle and Eagle dont, they are mainline owned. So if they wnat concession go to a non mainline owned regional and get your concessions first, if you can.
I beg to differ! Delta is capitalizing on Pinnacle, if you do a quick search and happen to stumble a cross the SKW and ASA's CPA with Delta you will see that they will have to match the second lowest regional as far as cost in 2015, I belive RAH has something similar. Compass is cheap and with the flow in 2014 will likely be even cheaper, and pinnacle is maxed out at 12 years. Delta can now sit back, relax and watch the cost of regionals decrease. They already have their large RJ fleet set and now people will have to fight to keep the 50 seaters that Delta won't park.