Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
And I have the same question, is that fuzzy math? 40 + 24 + 64. XJT currently has 205 planes in CAL colors. Are there 141 just laying around on the Freedumb certificate?
CAL currently has 205 planes in CAL colors they're leasing to XJT. Then they have an additional 69 planes they are leasing to XJT in DAL and XJT colors. XJT doesn't own any of the airplanes and really doesn't have much say so in what happens with them. If CAL wants those planes back to give to someone else guess what happens? XJT can't afford to keep them.
CAL wouldn't pull all those planes tomorrow. No one ever does. You'd see a shift, though very quickly. A simple no renewal of contracts is enough to do the job. 51 planes here, 69 planes there. I think you guys should just admit that XJT needs CAL, CAL doesn't need XJT. Never assume the regional is greater who pays it's bills. That was the mistake made the first time.