Originally Posted by
Tinpusher007
There are many who believe that DL will not renew any of the leases on the rest of the saabs as they come up. Currently, there is nothing to replace them with. It wouldn't be the first time XJ reduced an entire fleet and furloughed half our pilot list.
Word I heard is the Saab leaseholders won't negotiate anyway thanks to the anal-reaming NWA gave them during the bankruptcy. They are better off just taking the planes back to Europe at the end of the leases. Combine that with us and Comair being the only real ways for Delta to cut airframes without penalty and well... start applying to grad school or the military.