Originally Posted by
H46Bubba
That's correct. We're pretty much in the dark as to what's happening. Really the only inside info I have is that basically Delta has told us to return every 50 seater when the lease is up. That's fine and dandy, but there's no aircraft to replace them with. Our deal for the -900's was a one for one exchange with Bomabardier. We already sent them 14 50 seaters and then Delta renigs on the 14th -900. Comair employees are starting to take notice instead of blindly following along, which is good. The company has steadily been hacking away at back office positions since last December. The pilots and FA's are just now beggining to feel the effects of this constant bleeding from Delta. I'm surprised Delta didn't require a heck of a lot more cuts while we were in Ch.11 and gutted us like Mesaba was after their trip through Ch.11. All we hear from management is the constant sound of "we cost too much!" Now there is this so called holding company that Comair will be put under along side Compass and Mesaba. This is going to continue to unfold as the integration of the new Delta goes along. I do think that most of those furloughed will never be recalled. Unless there is some robust growth at Delta, there is just not enough routes to go around between all the DCI carriers.
This last page of posts seems to hold thick information and I completely see it all. Do you have any idea how quick these leases expire? This explains the stickers in the windows of all of the planes in remote. Notice how two weeks ago there were as much as forty airplanes between remote and MTC with stickers in the windows. Now you see about 14 to 20 on any given day. These aircraft are dissappearing right from under our noses. Just funny how you have to drive by them to and from work everyday.
Like I said before to some of the guys getting furloughed, this situation is much different than the last time we furloughed. Last time we just parked airplanes and this time we are actually getting rid of airplanes. I am sorry to say this, but I agree that you may never receive a call back. I remember just a short time ago having a Mesaba FO of 8 years on the SAAB sit in the jumpseat. They only had one CRJ at the time. Two years later look at their fleet and look at their pilot group. How many SAABs do they have now and how many CRJs? Watch Comair shrink to 35 airplanes made up of 70s and 90s, and then start hiring brand new guys at an alarming rate to fill the ranks for new planes. Could be 5 years or more from now. Then Daddy D won't have to worry about this side of the house for another 10 years.