Originally Posted by
sweptback
Delta doesn't pay for staffing, other than station staffing. All flight crew expenses are on ASA.
100% of operating costs pass through to Delta, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by
sweptback
The 80% in flying covers both SkyWest and ASA flying out of Atlanta. This used to be ASA, but was renegotiated when Delta took over the ASA ramp operation in ATL.
And it will be renegotiated again. The 80% WILL be gone. Delta has no other choice.
Originally Posted by
sweptback
Also, ASA's contract for Delta covers 151 aircraft. This was in the current Among Friends. It is a hard aircraft number, not a block hour number. So, the way I see it, after the ATRs leave we are in breach of contract unless Delta awards us more aircraft. Also, Delta can't easily take their 30 or so 200s back unless they are replaced due to the contract that they signed.
See the above. Delta is holding a gun to ASA's head right now and saying "let's negotiate".
Originally Posted by
sweptback
Speaking of Delta taking over the ramp, rumor has it that all current ASA outstations have their station ops out for bid. I'd imagine Comair would snap all of these up given their push into ground service operations.
Originally Posted by
sweptback
So, the sky is not falling. ASA is in decent shape. The trend with DCI carriers may be to the wholly owneds, but we all heard that story in 1999. Things can and do change.
So let me get this straight. ASA's outstation operations are now up for bid to be outsourced? But the sky is not falling? Sounds to me like ASA is being chopped up one limb at a time. We are being prepared to be phased out. We flipped off JA and won the battle, but lost the war. We will now slowly be replaced by SkyWest.