Originally Posted by
andy171773
It seems that Delta just straight up is trying to reduce the amount of their regional partners. I don't think it's a matter of them playing "scare tactics" or using "smoke and mirrors". Delta just plain doesn't want "elevendy-billion" regionals flying for it anymore.
the reason i say smoke and mirrors is because of this. we have 16 crj 900's we have bought painted in delta colors on their way. i am sure if we went to nwa with our own planes they could find some use for them since it is legal under the contract we have with nwa. then at the end of the year we when dal/nwa merge we will once again be flying for delta, and will still have our planes in dal colors. so they terminate the contract we have with them (which i don't think will happen) but in the end we will still be flying for them, just maybe not out of ATL.