Originally Posted by
Silver02ex
It was already part of the plan in 2012. This was part of the Pinnacle BK. 140+ CRJ-200 was a 10 year deal with NWA that carried over. With the Pinnacle BK, it was a way for Delta to eliminate a big chunk of those 50 seater. During that time Pinnacle/Mesaba had 50 ish 76 seater. Now that Pinnacle/Mesaba became Endeavor they have 100+ 76 seater. The point was the majority of the 50 seater at Endeavor was already going away. The parking of those planes started before you guys got your last TA. It was down to 25 CRJ-200 at one point in 2014-2015 not long before I left Endeavor.
I think the point the other guy was trying to make is, the 50 seater was already going away (which was part of the Pinnacle BK) that there was no need to allow more 76 seater.
The BK never meant those 50 seaters wouldn’t fly again. They just wouldn’t have flown for Endeavor. How many of those retired planes came back out of the desert? I think 9E was back up to about 50 when I left. Delta owns those planes and could continue to fly them, the NWA deal only specified who would fly them.
As far as 76 seaters, they had about 56 until 16 went to ASA. Then the BK deal took them from 40 to 81. The current number they have is due to frames coming over (and back) from ASA/ExpressJet. They’ll soon add more from the current DCI consolidation. To pin all of 9E’s shrinkage/growth on that scope change ignores the changes throughout the DCI fleet.
The scope change may or may not have changed how many 50 seaters are flying, that would be impossible to know for sure. It would also be impossible to know if they would find a way to add those 50 seat aircraft back in a different airframe or at a different company, but the contract insured they can’t now. (Assuming management honors it)