Originally Posted by
bored
Hmmm... I guess it is rather hard to fight for something that isn't yours right? Then I wonder what the heck DL and Mesaba are waiting for in making a public announcement. We're also forgetting one huge elephant in the room: SCOPE. How is it even possible for the additional 8 to be operated? We're already over the JPWA scope for 76 seat a/c when you include all the orders. Something has got to give and it's obvious we don't know the full story.
The only other unforseen thing could be a purchase of some additional aircraft at mainline.