Originally Posted by
Scoop
The Original Poster is on to something. I don't think his worry over lack of WB aircraft is the primary threat to DAL becoming a dead-end job. Yes it would be great to have more WB but still plenty of variety with the most varied/inefficient/versatile/agile/costly/numerous (pick your favorite) fleet around.
The real long term threat to a DAL career is the same exact threat that every US airline will face, - cabotage, shell game schemes (think NAI), the ME three etc.
Just look at what happened t the merchant marine industry and you will see the real threat to US airline careers.
Scoop
It's the reason behind why there is a lack of widebody aircraft...That reason is that via codesharing Delta management is already using the merchant marine model against us. The JV with China Eastern is a great example out of many...Look at the main deck cargo, 14 NWA freighters worth of main deck Cargo go through Anchorage every day filled with NWA/Delta Cargo...The list goes on and on. The next step in flag of convenience granted is NAI, but the model has already hit us hard.