Originally Posted by
DeltaPaySoon
A few things;
1.) Regardless of the rhetoric on this site, Anderson DID know about the 900 contract getting yanked and was instrumental in getting the terms and performance issues under control before it was awarded the second time. I know others think different but to actually think that the CEO would not be in that loop.....irresponsible. Anderson may be a lot of things, lazy is not one. PNCL has a handful of aircraft, at this time, that has much of a future. The 200's have an EXTREME question mark as to how they will be utilized post merger.
2.) No contract. If Anderson was in a hurry to provide new lift to PNCL or a shift of lift, he needed numbers yesterday.
3.) Watch out for the possiblility of steady shifting of PNCL flying over the next few months (to 6 months), particularly out of IND. We'll see if it's realignment or complete replacement.
I wouldn't say that the 16 900's are a major break but more of the contract carrot others have seen in the past.
PNCL has a LOT of work to do (management) to secure their future as of today.
come on man you are smart enough to connect the dots. lets start at the top
richard anderson appointed CEO of nwa in 2001 and by some coincidence pinnacle gets the regional jet aircraft contract that same year to fly for nwa.
richard anderson left nwa to go be the united health care CEO. well guess who pinnacle switches their medical insurance to. you got it, a couple years ago while he was ceo we switched to united health care insurance.
richard anderson left uhc to go to delta. once again by some coincidence that same year pinnacle gets a contract to fly 900's for delta, while delta already had 9 regional carriers.
guess whats happening now at pinnacle. since richard anderson isn't ceo of united health care anymore we are switching health insurance to cigna starting jan 1 2009. strange coincidence huh?
the vp at delta over the dci carriers was told to cut back. he did with freedom. and he tought he could do it with pinnacle. till he found out the big mistake he made. i guess he didn't know that uncle phil and anderson have been doing eachother favors for the last 10 years.
is it any wonder there was no threat of a lawsuit on deltas part or pinnacle part when the contract was supposedly terminated? none of this is coincidental. just reading up a bit and knowing what actually happened at delta when our contract was supposedly terminated will help you understand that it was no coincidence and that uncle phil and anderson are going to be scratching eachothers backs for a very long time.