hahaha,,, you obviously know nothing about the history of nwa, mesaba, or pinnacle...
let me start by saying.. did you know pinnacle was owned by nwa just 7 years ago???

here is whats going to happen my friend. NWA has 2 regionals. Pinnacle and Mesaba. One day nwa decided to put the 2 regionals against eachother. competition was brewing. mesaba won. pinnacle was kicked out of msp, all the new avros and saabs were going to mesaba, pinnacle was shrinking every day. It looked like it was all over,, our fleet was reduced to rubble, everyone thought that we would be closing the doors in the next couple of months. BUT WAIT,, a new light was appearing,, OUT of the darkness came... NWA to save us. they bought us, and then treated us like their own,, all those new crj's were going to pinnacle,, they opened up msp again, they gave us 139 regional jets to fly,, IT WAS A MIRACLE!!!! Then just a few years later, 2003, nwa decided to make a couple dollars for their hard work and put out an IPO for Pinnacle. Pinnacle airlines was sold and become the number 1 regional for nwa. NWA made millions on the deal. life was good. but what about mesaba?? well, they weren't doing good at all. they lost all the rj flying to pinnacle, the avros were disappearing every day. mesaba was reduced to rubbel this time. Starting pay for the f.o's was going to be 11,000 a year after they paid for more than 60% of their own healthcare,, (remember guys when they said that??). Mesaba was in danger,, mesaba needed help!! BUT WAIT,,, Low and BEHOLD NWA comes to save the day,, It was another FESTIVUS MIRACLE!!!! Now that nwa owns mesaba they will get all the new flying, they will get built up,, and yes they will get sold. Then the cycle will repeat (this cycle has been going on since the days of the jetstreams, i am just replaying the last cycle for you). Then it will be mesabas turn again.. beat down till their is nothing left, pinnacle will prosper and it will look like all hope is lost for mesaba..

so in other words, being owned by nwa means nothing except that they will build you up, sell you, make money, then destroy you.. then repeat.