Originally Posted by
afterburn81
The main reason these 200's are coming off line at XJT is because they could not work out a profitable CPA with the mainline partners (Delta). If they go to Skywest Airlines you can pretty much deduce the plan was to transfer aircraft all along. If Inc. can't negotiate a profitable CPA at XJT but can somehow do so at SKY, I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Rate reset was done 18 months ago and was/is profitable. At that time UAL, a former SKY INC person, told CC that the 700 where no longer needed. Karma a Bicch. CC then began to scramble to cover the lease payments. Deal with DAL was move some LASA from DTW to LGA, open a base and back fill the DTW flying with former UAL 700s since they already had a/c and crews. Also swap out the 200s at AA for 700s. Icing on cake SKYW would open up a MTC base in DTW. Something DAL want from LASA back in 2013.
As for the 200s. They will not be around after 01012020. The new ADS-B mod for 200 is $$$$. I would bet that they will park them just prior to that date.
These things are baked a long time before they take place. Now the question is what are they, DAL, going to do to replace 200 flying.
Talk amongst yourselves.