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Old 07-16-2018 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tailhookah
It was said many years ago when the refinery was bought that it wasn’t just going to benefit Delta but most others also. The main benefit was lowering and smoothing the crack spread which had been out of control. Trainer was to add stability to the jet fuel market. Which it has. It has also allowed Delta to partially eliminate that in our plan. It has done that while turning a profit. Note the last line in the article.

I am a pilot. Not an airline exec. But even I can see that Trainer has been a success.
I bet we would not do it over again given the choice. We are no where close to payback on the total investment. They hired consultants last year to see about getting rid of it. Note the last line in the article.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-d...-idUSKBN16L24H

Last edited by sailingfun; 07-16-2018 at 06:21 AM.
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