Originally Posted by
tsween
that is very optimistic, you mention pinnacle (not wholly owned) as a beneficiary to this, however you did not mention comair, a wholly owned entity of delta.
There are so many variables, including the all mighty dollar, that will persuade management to cut costs, cut jobs, or give regional flying to the lowest bidder.
But to be optimistic, no jobs will be lost and maybe we will see a small bump in pay
You are right Pinnacle is no longer owned by NWA, but DAL just gave the Delta Connection CRJ900 flying to 9E starting Dec 07 so who knows what will happen to 9E. Chances are 9E will continue the DAL Connection flying because they, like you said are the lowest bidder. Comair was left out because it is a wild card. DAL wants to get rid of Comair, and they have a lot of 50 seat RJs that DAL does not need. Comair will most likely be sold if DAL can fetch a good price or if DAL can't bring it in line with its wishes(Management's wishes).