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Old 05-08-2026 | 01:13 PM
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overqualified52
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Originally Posted by Forbidden Gatorade
I don’t know why I’m replying to a 7 year old revived thread but why would Delta want to sell their only wholly owned carrier? They’d be at the mercy of SkyWest and Republic driving up whatever contract they have with them to do their flying. 9E is Delta’s tax write off and a way to stave off independent regional carriers from charging them whatever they want. Just my .02
Skypest isn’t taking over anything . If anything it would be more effective for Delta to take over and absorb 9E , absolve scope and get any additional type aircraft they want and just keep more flying in house .

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