Originally Posted by
gloopy
This smells of classic FUD more than anything.
It makes so little sense to operate the exact same type +/- a plug in the tube at two drastically different tiers and cost structures. Management is either attempting to pull wool over our eyes in an absolute genius flanking maneuver/staged retreat/ambush straight out of Braveheart/The Patriot, or (more likely) going to their worn out FUD playbook of floating new aircraft rumors at contract time.
No, it doesn't, if Endeavor bleeds money while mainline gets all the profits, it makes a lot of sense. CapEx doesn't have an effect on the bottom line, thus you keep END alive with free cash injections. Delta stock goes up, profit sharing goes up, everyone is happy.