Yes we at Delta are scared of the DC9's and b/c of Compass rightfully so. Delta grew 1.4% as their Regionals shrunk 19.0%. While NWA shrunk 11.4% and their Regionals grew 55.1% (That's ).
Just looking at the OCT2007 to OCT2008 ASM that Delta just released for the 2 airlines...
NWA
ASM(000) OCT2008 OCT2007 Change
Mainline 3,277,633 3,970,564 -17.4%
International 3,306,000 3,118,791 +6.0%
Regional 991,055 639,099 +55.1%
DELTA
ASM(000) OCT2008 OCT2007 Change
Mainline 5,855,431 6,588,394 -11.1%
International 4,681,664 4,161,399 +12.5%
Regional 1,629,627 2,012,046 -19.0%
Delta Air Lines Reports October Traffic
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