Originally Posted by
flyallnite
The MEC Chairman can approve... an international partner carrier.. to use the Delta livery, markings, brand name on their aircraft.
...So Virgin Atlantic or China Southern can call themselves Delta, and paint their aircraft as such, and sell tickets using our brand, simply by His approval. Shanghai hub makes a lot more sense now. We just won't be flying it!!!
That's interesting and I haven't heard that interpretation before. was that in the ta?
Regardless, I'd do whatever it took to get solid routes in China. Even if that means having JV in the short term.