Originally Posted by
gojo
Not sure how this going to turn out. I'm terrible on trying to figure Delta out. But, I'm pretty sure Delta isn't in the game to help Repubic out and have it benefit their competition. My guess, and it's only a guess, would be to only be dealing with the Shuttle certificate. In hindsight it's easy to connect the dots, but bankruptcy is often planned well in advance. What was the reason they killed the Chitaquqa certificate and merged them into Shuttle?
I belive the ultimate goal was to sell the Chautauqua certificate with a bunch of unprofitable 145s. This deal could turn out bad for either Endeavor or Republic. Perhaps both.
Delta may have just gotten 2000+ pilots for only 30 planes worth of flying. This could be bad for the 20k retention bonus that the folks at Endeavor have been enjoying. Hopefully their contract protects them.
Republic may be looking at a significant reduction in flying if Delta move to aquire them outright. The rumor that Endeavor is starting up a 175 training program would also scare me if I were at Republic.
Overall I hope it works out for the folks at each individual regional. I still have friends at both.