Originally Posted by Lighteningspeed

Initially, I don't think there will be any impact on Mesaba or Compass. Pinnacle, maybe. There will be major impacts on regionals not owned by NWA or DAL such as CHQ, RAH, Skywest, etc. NWA/DAL will consolidate regional flying and balance it out between Mesaba, Compass, and possibly Pinnacle. If SLC is kept as a hub, Mesaba and Compass will more and more take over the flying into and out SLC and flying done by Skywest and others not owned by NWA and DAL will be reduced. People talk about ironclad contracts between Skywest and DAL but there is no such thing as an ironclad contract. Merger happens, all bets are off. New entity is legally positioned to accept the existing contract or renegotiate almost all provisions of the existing contract.

Merger will have a major negative impact on regionals not owned by DAL or NWA but may have a positive impact on regionals such as Mesaba.