Originally Posted by fosters
one word:
COMAIR
when they went on strike for 89 days they effectively shut part of delta down. they were their feed. delta, and the other carriers, wished to avoid a single company holding them hostage in the future...
I think he was refering to AirCanada operating their own RJ's. Mainline aircanada operated the RJ's starting in 1995 and still operate some themselves today. AC deciding to operate the RJ's themselves instead of givin them to their regional turned AC around. AC went from near bankruptcy and possible layoffs to hiring like 500 pilots right away followed by major expansion all caused by deciding to fly RJ's themselves.
I think Delta, NWA, United, American, continental should all start operating RJ's themselves.