Originally Posted by
NuGuy
Heyas,
PMFJI, but he long term plan for DAL is to shrink down and attrit the 50 seaters down to a 50-70 number to serve nitch markets, very similar to what the remnants of PDT/ALG is doing for LCC. Larger aircraft are near the cap. I've heard that DAL management say that overall RJ flying(of all sizes) is still too big by about a 3rd, and doesn't fit with "the brand" (whatever that means).
While I feel bad for the furloughees, the days of fungal like growth at the scooters are over...
Nu
Good, I'd rather see the regionals shrink and see mainline recapture the flying. I'd rather sit out on the street for an extra 3 years flight instructing and working another job then get back sooner and be stuck at a regional for the rest of my life.
When does ASA's contract expire with DAL? Isn't it 2014 or something like that? Whenever that contract expires is when things will get really messy. I wouldn't be surprised if all the -200s disappear and we only fly the -700s and -900s for Delta. We could lose all of the 70+ seater RJs too or see it transferred to Skywest, who knows.
Anyone want to start some kind of pool for recall? I'd say recall in time for the 2012 summer travel season.