Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
So what would a post-merger 9E look like (if all the obstacles to a merger were overcome)?
that my friend is the million dollar question. We do seem to have several things going our way but who knows how it will all really pan out a couple of years from now. what is going for us is that we have 10 year contracts with both delta and northwest that both last till 2017. so that is a big bonus to us. they only way they can break those contracts is either try to renegotiate them with us or go back into bankruptcy and get them thrown out. even skywest ceo pointed out in a recent statement he gave that the airlines just cant throw their contracts out the window to downsize or for any other reason.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8226902?source=rss So the big question will be how many different regionals does delta really want to use and when does everyone elses asa's expire. ours goes to 2017 like i said so it is fresh. what about shuttle america, freedom, skywest, asa, comair, etc, etc. even with a fresh contract it is only good for 17 900's with the OPTION for more,, whether or not they want to use those options remains to be seen.