Delta cuts SkyWest Flying
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Efficiency does play a role, but there is a place for each aircraft in the system. A MD88 with 45 people on it is a whole lot less efficient than a 50 seater with 45 people on it. It is harder to fill a MD88.
At the same time, the four or five business people who fly the RJ to connect with oceanic service have a big role in making the 767 profitable at the margin. Network economics are an art.
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If we can get some more MD-90's, expect to see more RJ's parked. The MD-90's are dirt cheap and they actually aren't fuel hogs like most people think. They have the same engines on them that JetBlue is running on their A-320's. The wing isn't quite as efficient, but they are not fuel hogs like everyone automatically assumes.
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So what's going to happen with the DAL/PNCL situation? I know we are getting 16 900s for sure for the ATL base, but PNCL has made it clear that only 16 won't do it. They need at least double that number to make it worth it. PNCL was "calculating" or "gambling" if you may, that DAL would ask for more planes by the end of '08. With the RJs lines being cut, where is PNCL going to land? If PNCL gets stuck with a contract for only 16 airplanes the whole Delta operating could take a big toll on the company's margins, specially now that NW is leaning towards Mesaba and Compass for their RJ routes. Any thoughts?
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