Originally Posted by CAPTAINPCL

Delta management is smart and buying Pinnacle was part of their plan to whipsaw the other DCI carriers and reset the DCI pay scales, all while insuring their feed was not disrupted. This might have worked 5-10 years ago, but like you've said, their has been tremendous change in just two years. Delta has spent hundreds of millions on their "experiment" and now the other DCI carriers are not falling into place like they had planned. But, from what I know of Delta management, I guarantee they already have another plan in place.

Endeavor Air announced plans to hire 400 pilots this year (so far they have hired ~15) to staff the CRJ 200s that were supposed to go to the desert, but now there not, but they will, well maybe not if we can staff them!?! The biggest problem Delta/Endeavor has is they can't find anyone who wants to fly a shinny little CRJ200/900 for 20,000 dollars a year. So Delta's next move will be interesting to say the least.