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Old 04-05-2010 | 10:44 AM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by TillerEnvy
Wow...BB should have called you because you obviously know a ton about this all!!

Guarantee you each and every contract will get renewed...with additional planes being added.
Planes added? For who? DAL is parking 50 seaters left and right. It won't be 76 seaters. They're capped. Mainline has a TON of growing to do before any 76 seaters can be added. Not to mention that there is a serious lack of product quality control when flying is not given to a wholly owned regional.

It's unlikely that RAH will grow, they will most likely shrink. With so many 37-50 seaters, and fuel rising it's likely you'll see them parked sooner then later. 2017 is the end of the DAL SA contract, and that may be renewed. However, it's unlikely as it would be directly funding a competitor. Also, the Fee for Departure contracts are quickly dying and that changes the whole game.
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