Originally Posted by
gloopy
Looks like management is panicking and rushing to max out our generous scope prior to openers so the baseline is higher for them
Another possibility - in bankruptcy, Delta signed a commitment letter with Comair and ALPA guaranteeing that Comair would get a percentage of all DCI regional jets awarded between 3/2/97 and 12/31/2010.
Want to know how many RJs Delta awarded during this 4-year timeframe? Zero.
Comair's commitment letter expired two months ago and within days Delta awarded aircraft to SkyWest/ASA and Republic. Now, apparently, Compass as well.
It may be a play for negotiations, or maybe Delta just had to wait until January 2011 because they have no intention to grow Comair.