Originally Posted by
RiddleEagle18
Here a new theory for everyone about the 900's(I Know sore subject but this one makes sense sort of)
Pinnacle is currently still taking deliveries of their initial 900's order for delta.
Freedom 900's will be removed from service and not transfered to another DCI carrier. Yet. They will be put in temporary storage. Reason is, Delta doesn't want to transfer the aircraft from freedom until they know for sure it is a done deal. Freedom CEO has vowed to challenge these a/c in court so it isnt a matter of if but when a lawsuit will be filed. (remember it took a while for the erj lawsuit to be filed and everyone thought it didnt exist) Delta doesnt want the expense of transferring these a/c only to have to transfer them back a few months later if Freedom wins another injunction or court case.
The next part of the plan is already verified by Delta's schedules posted on DeltaNet. Comair moves our current 900's up to JFK to cover the current 7 a/c worth of flying that freedom is doing now. Pinnacle with their current deliveries still to come is being moved up to cvg to cover the absence of comair.
Once any issues related to the Freedom 900's are resolved and no legal roadblocks exist Delta will award the Freedom 900's.(hopefully to comair again)
This makes sense so far because Freedoms a/c were supposed to begin their transfer to Comair this month. These a/c are still coming out of service over the next two months yet no press release has been issued by delta or anyone else as to where these a/c will go.
Theory Rumor whatever but at least it has some logic to it.
Actually OJ filed for the ERJ's on April 8th at the U.S. District Court in Atlanta. They also filed against Delta on August 6th to get their engines back, which Delta is holding in Lien against Mesa for non payment. There is nothing filed as far as the 900's are concerned. They're Delta property and taking them away will not harm MAG financially other than lost revenue. There is a hearing set for the 25th of this month regarding the ERJ contract and they are still awaiting a hearing date at the U.S. Court of Appeals, for Delta's appeal on the injunction. That case has gotten pretty nasty and I've actually seen some of the e-mails from MAG. They're pretty good at pawning their mess onto their mainline partners.