djrogs03

I think the boys and girls at ASA seem to think we will merge with them...I got a good chuckle out of some of the ASA threads on here...

Lighteningspeed

I agree. They need to pay more attention to what RA has been saying in the last 6 months. I seriously doubt DAL will award any more new DCI flying to ASA or SkyWest. Sure, they'll keep the current flying for now but RA has said repeatedly that he intends to keep most of the DCI flying inhouse in the future.

Lighteningspeed

What's up with this latest vacancy notice? 4 new CRJ2 CA slots in MSP. Is this due to more flying this summer? Crew planning said that flying is increased next month thru the end of the year versus last year.

Captain Tony

SkyWest Inc. will purchase the remnants of Comair and Mesa. Mesaba and Compass will also be purchased, either as airlines or assets. The only question is when. Delta wants out of the regional business. Post Colgan, the liability is too high, and the new FAA regs will hurt the profit levels. Anything else is wishful thinking.

Anyone who takes RA's words on face value is being fooled. You have to read between the lines.

flycrj200

Here we go again.

Captain Tony

It never ended.

Lighteningspeed

Who do you work for? Oh, SkyWest did you say. Figures. Go post your nonsense on SkyWest thread.

TimSmith

Or RA may be inferring that he would replace some DCI flying with MD-90 or 737/A320 flying. That would be keeping most of the DCI flying "in house." Just another perspective.

jayray2

You may be right, I have no idea and honestly, at this stage in the game I don't even care all that much anymore. However, a few things. As I understand it, Continetal (and all the parent airlines of the regionals) have no liability for any happening at the regional level. Will this be changing? If the liability is too high for the regionals then it is too high for mainline too. If that is the case we will all be out of a job soon.

Secondly, the new FAA regulations will hurt the profit levels of what companies? The regionals or mainline? The new regulations may rise the the cost of doing business for the regionals but mainline doesn't care. Mainline doesn't get any profit from either the wholly owned or the contract carriers, they are both fee for departure. It doesn't raise the cost of doing business for mainline. So neither of your points are really relevant to the argument you are making. Maybe Delta wants out of the regional business, I have no idea but you are going to have to come up with better theories.

Lighteningspeed

That would be great. I'd be happy with that, especially now that DAL will be hiring. Most XJ pilots under the seniority number below 200 have bid to flow up to DAL anyway, according to the last flowthru bid result. Now more than ever, I think more pilots will opt to flow thru because DAL has better payrates and benefits than under the old NWA.