Originally Posted by
RU4692
Is this true?
I've always been skeptical about the way RA has treated Comair. The way he has maliciously dismantled this company from a billion dollar airline to a shadow of what it once was. Even if his business practices towards Comair are not personal, he's wrecking allot of peoples lives.
No offense to the Republic guys on here, but logically why would Delta continue to contract flying through a company which is now a direct competitor, vs employing your in-house airline which is available for work. Even if Comair is more expensive per mile or however they bill it, if Comair make money....Delta makes money. If Republic makes money, he has now successfully helped a direct competitor make profit.
That's just bad business to me.
I would like to know more if anyone has factual information to share.
Not sure if you'd consider this factual (but you can always check it in the Securities and Exchange Commission), but "rumor" has it the Pres/CEO of Pinnacle is a sibling of RA's wife. RA used to be a large shareholder in Pinnacle. However, when the talks to unload Mesaba to Pinnacle began, he had to "sell" those shares because it would be a conflict of interest. "Rumor" has it the buyer of said shares happens to be RA's wife. That's how they got around the SEC. So, what do you think?.