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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:22 PM
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Until scope is written as a weight class it won't matter. Take a few coach seats out of a 900 and add some first class seats and WOLA 70 seats.
Unless Delta owns your airplanes.........
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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:26 PM
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I hope you're right. It's about time a pilot group started taking back what is rightfully theirs.
I can't disagree, I just can't see an RJ being profitable with "mainline salaries" flying the plane around.............
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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Who told you that? I only count 6 DCI carriers:
ASA/Skywest
Comair
Republic et al
Mesa
Pinnacle
ExpressJet

Who did I leave out?

In addition to that, since the Comair strike, Delta has shown they are interested in diversifying the DCI fleet and they've upheld that with the addition of Pinnacle and ExpressJet to the DCI family. If anything, I see Mesa on the outs (Delta has already reported they are terminating the contract), Pinnacle continuing to fly for both NWA and DAL, ASA/Skywest continuing to do what they do because the contracts are long-term and their performance doesn't suck. If CAL cuts more ExpressJet birds loose it's possible a few may end up in the Delta fleet replacing Mesa in the East or providing more feed out of LAX. As far as RAH, I guess the 135s are on their way out but Delta seems happy with the 170s...for now. If they are as thirsty vs. the CRJ-7/900 as some people claim, Delta may start to rethink that fleet or how they use them.

Just my opinion. But opinions are like bumholes...everyone has one and they usually stink
You may be correct on the six...I just thought I read something about 8 the other day....and come to think of it I can't think of 8 either...maybe I was thinking of Skywest and ASA as seperate....anyways keep the guesses coming all...interesting to think about
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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Marty MCfly
You may be correct on the six...I just thought I read something about 8 the other day....and come to think of it I can't think of 8 either...maybe I was thinking of Skywest and ASA as seperate....anyways keep the guesses coming all...interesting to think about
If you count Skywest and ASA as separate airlines and do the same with Mesa and Freedom, then you have 8 DCI carriers.
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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:40 PM
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The eight(a few months ago) were ASA, Comair, Skywest, Expressjet, Freedom, Pinnacle, Republic, and Big Sky. Big Sky is done so it is only 7 now.
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Old 04-13-2008 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by flycrj200
If you count Skywest and ASA as separate airlines and do the same with Mesa and Freedom, then you have 8 DCI carriers.
ah yes....i forgot bout freedom
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Old 04-13-2008 | 07:05 PM
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All the Delta connection and NWA airlink operating 70 or more seats will make out like bandits. Here's why folks, first order of business for the new combined management, personnel integration, route structuring, and fleet commonality....DC9's will go bye bye earlier than currently outline, after the re-allocation of the rest of assets and route structuring, the gaps will be filled by the above listed players....

Just my two cents.
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Old 04-13-2008 | 07:11 PM
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According to top-brass here at SkyWest, a DAL/NWA merger would be fantastic for us...I can see it being good, but not fantastic...but then again, I'm just a Chicken-Little...
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Old 04-13-2008 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
According to top-brass here at SkyWest, a DAL/NWA merger would be fantastic for us...I can see it being good, but not fantastic...but then again, I'm just a Chicken-Little...
A merger is seldom ever good for anyone other than the top-brass.
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Old 04-13-2008 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by WIPilot
A merger is seldom ever good for anyone other than the top-brass.
For the merged top-brass, yes. For their contractors, however, the jury is still out...
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