Originally Posted by TalkTurkey

Thank you for your vote of confidence. It is in my very name to bring the best beat I can dance to. I mentioned somewhere that a few weeks ago, (three mondays ago I believe) a deal fell through between TSH and mainline. This has changed the dynamic thinking and planning with regards to delta Networking. The original plan (hearsay for legalities), in my opinion, was for 9E to get all 36 of CZ planes in an acquisition from TSH. (TransStates Holdings if you’re just tuning in). This is part of a regional consolidation plan for delta to have better connection reliability and cross-carrier coverage between CRJ and ERJ flight schedules. If Skywest craps out a route from LGA to RSW on the ERJ, 9E or RP can recover. This is the whole reason for 3-carrier connection goal.

TSH gave delta the cold shoulder in acquiring CZ by not lowering their price. Deal fell through. That means we don’t get 175s and our hiring picks back up where it left off. Now, that’s all three-week-old news. I’m sure delta has recalibrated. I’m just not aware YET of what’s boiling. Again, acquiring CZ is the only way to get those assets to 9E without disrupting their flight schedules. Doing it the EV way proved too costly and aircraft being out of service for far too long. Turkey has been served.

Officially, these are my opinions and represent zero facts. TIFWIW