...NWA has never appeared concerned about spreading the fleet out. NWA wants the cheapest airlink feed possible, and that means keeping an entire fleet with one Airlink carrier......
Now that NWA owns XJ, some of the 9E -200 flying is shifting to XJ. This only makes sense because NWA wants to build up the value of the Airlink that it owns....
Huh. Funny how Delta hasn't adopted the same model with Comair. If anything it's just the opposite: dilute the connection feed to absurd proportions and take AWAY flying from its wholly-owned subsidiary while Republic and the others grow like crazy.