Originally Posted by
Airsupport
. . . i have said before you guys will get built up and i can bet you dollars to donuts that within 2 years you will be sold to the highest bidder, and the cycle will repeat itself once again.
Possible. Don't have a "dog in this fight." Never been employed by an airline but enjoy doing analysis. Past economic moves (NWA/Pinnacle history) don't always predict future decisions.
In my (humble uneducated) opinion, if anything is sold it will be the Compass operating certificate - but not ERJs which will go to NWA (possibly MESABA) to replace DC9s. Doing so will "uncomplicate" the NWA / Mesaba / Compass relationship and management effectively having to deal with three Corporations (redundant expensive management) and three employee union groups.
Time will tell.
