Actually ALPA has a lot of power at this moment.
If Mesaba is sold, the union has to agree to continue the flow through.
If they don't agree, then Delta has to reduce the 76 seaters from around 150 down to 85.

The MEC has management right by the b@!!$.
It will be interesting to see if they squeeze 'em.

The CFO emerged... saw his shadow, and put the announcement on hiatus for... you guessed it... 4 to 6 weeks

I, Forgot to Bid, do solemnly swear that I will not look for nor post any picture that would help describe Check's, uh... colorful imagery... nor will I comment on Check calling the members of the MEC as b@!!$ squeezers.
I will faithfully execute the Office of Peanut Gallery of the Latest and Greatest About Delta and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the readers from said imagery.

So help me NewK.

They better Squeeze Hard!!

Okay Super, I have a picture in mind... I will post it. You can't erase it Mr. Mod... :D


Oh wait, why did I think you were a mod? I was thinking J29. All you A320 guys look a like. ;)

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/p...mobiles/16.gif

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

If I wanted a joke I'd follow into the john and watch you take a leak. Now are you gonna help me? Or are you going to stand there like a slab of meat with mittens?!

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!! Classic!!:p:D

Compass E175's are owned by Delta (NW owned them on factory delivery).
Mesaba CRJ900's are owned by Delta (NW owned them on factory delivery).
Mesaba Saab 340's are leased by Delta (NW leased them from SAAB).

Delta maintains ownership/leases of all aircraft listed above with the transactions.

What I don't know about are the CRJ-200's at Mesaba and Pinnacle. Under NWA they were controlled/leased by NWA and then farmed out. Mesaba's CR2 fleet only exists because NWA took them from Pinnacle and placed them at Mesaba after Pinnacle pilots didn't agree to certain terms. But I get the impression that since the merger the leases on the CR2's at Pinnacle & Mesaba are no longer sub-leased from Delta.

I'm sure we'll see some fine performance from the Compass and Mesaba pilots when/if the flow gets shut down. Nothing against those guys, I just think motivation might become an issue.

Those guys might have some juice in this whole situation.
I don't have their contracts in front of me, but I would think they probably have to agree to any continuation or modifications to the flow-throughs.
If they don't play ball, and the flow "ceases to be available", that triggers the 85 airframe restriction in Delta's scope clause.
Its a tangled web.