Originally Posted by
TurbineTime
United does not need to suddenly want them, they have already negotiated a CPA for 55 airplanes worth of lift.
Republic canceled orders for 25 of those aircraft.
That means republic needs to find 25 aircraft to successfully fly that CPA.
There are roughly 20 aircraft painted in delta colors currently. Moving them over to the United side brings aircraft that are already staffed in to fill the void of those 25 aircraft.
Staffing is already turning around, a person who interviews today wouldn't be able to get a class date until mid to late February, the classes are all full.
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Don't be surprised if Delta ties up the airplanes long enough to keep Republic from transferring them to United. They could easily tie them up long enough so RAH can't fulfill their CPA. Delta will not easily allow RAH to move them to a competitor of Delta. Remember who has a lawsuit against who. When Delta wanted Pinnacle to be cheaper and forced them into bankruptcy, they said the only way they would financially back Pinnacle during bankruptcy was if they parked all of the planes that Colgan flew for United. Why would Delta simply bow out, cancel the CPA, and let the lift they give up go over to benefit a competitor?