Originally Posted by
notEnuf
??? If that happens (YUUUGE if) I'll concede growth but I'm not sure we outsourced that flying by the PWA. Are you saying that flying would be recovery also? I don't remember multiple deals to increase the number and size of air frames Delta could place at those carriers. The international flying will be all over the map as we right size seasonally with our partners blurring what we do and what they do. The seams are coming out so they can operate like a single airline. My bet is the partners grow at a faster rate and we get more partners instead of operating more flights.
The PWA allows JVs and codesharing. That wouldn't be "conceding growth." It would be claiming growth because it's an area you like more than another. Growth via that method is no different from growth via regaining RJ scope. I agree widebody flying is important... but the rest is too, even if it's not as glamorous.