Originally Posted by Slim11

Yes, Comair died a death of a thousand cuts. There are others who are no longer around.

AMR purchased the likes of Simmons, Command, Air Virginia, Wings West, Business Express and Executive. As mentioned elsewhere, Executive wasn't merged into what is now Envoy.

I know people who were flying at Command (ATR 42s and Shorts 360s) and Simmons (ATR 42s/72s and Shorts 360s) who were not happy with the acquisition by AMR. As smaller carriers, like Comair, they enjoyed better insurance and travel benefits along with being able to live in base. The merger of all these carriers into American Eagle, now Envoy, ruined that for many of them.

Unlike Comair employees, they did have jobs after their carriers were merged with others. Delta refused to merge ASA and Comair. They said it was too costly to merge the two carriers. That's when most of us knew this was a control issue.

There was a point in time when major carriers did own their own feeders. That cycle, with PSA, Envoy and Piedmont being owned by AAG, is repeating itself.

Prior to Comair being shut down, Delta said they didn't need to own their regional carriers preferring to have "partners." So, now, who does Delta own? Endeavor!

History does have a tendency to repeat itself.