Effect on Regionals, DAL/NWA Merger
04-14-2008, 09:01 AM
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I think what will happen is that all of the regionals that are not owned by Delta or NWA, their contracts will honored until they expire. At that time Delta will either renegotiate a new contract with them or get rid of them. This would pan out over time as everything is not going to happen overnight. You might not see a change for a year or two. As far as the ones that are owned (Mesaba, Compass, Comair) Delta would probably adjust them to how they see fit, what that is I have no idea. There have been some people that have been saying Mesaba would just go away, I just don't agree with that, could they be bought by someone, sure but they have been around way too long and have a pretty good history.
04-14-2008, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by andy171773
What regional airline DOESN'T have 50 seats as their majority?..Count republic as one entity....
Also, predictions are fun but anyone who thinks that Comair or Mesaba or Pinnicle or whoever is going away for sure needs to study the history of airline mergers a little more (especially you, Airsupport).
Cheers.
04-14-2008, 09:45 AM
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Well here's to hoping that the only one's going away are Freedom/Mesa/Go!...Y'all are, for the most part, decent guys here - we'd all hate to see anyone here on the street 
I say we all just have to find a way to stay sane for the rest of '08, as it 'aint gonna be easy for anyone.
I say we all just have to find a way to stay sane for the rest of '08, as it 'aint gonna be easy for anyone.
04-14-2008, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by IHateMgmt
I'm no expert on Delta's many regional providers, but two out of three NWA regional feeders don't have 50 seaters as the majority of their fleet (Mesaba and Compass).
Also, predictions are fun but anyone who thinks that Comair or Mesaba or Pinnicle or whoever is going away for sure needs to study the history of airline mergers a little more (especially you, Airsupport).
Cheers.
Also, predictions are fun but anyone who thinks that Comair or Mesaba or Pinnicle or whoever is going away for sure needs to study the history of airline mergers a little more (especially you, Airsupport).
Cheers.
haha, cause you know right? i am always wrong on here... oh wait.. oh never mind..
and dont get your panties in a bunch. no one knows for sure, and past performance is no gaurantee future results right? so your guess is as good as mine.. i have just been less wrong than you have.
04-14-2008, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Airsupport
haha, cause you know right? i am always wrong on here... oh wait.. oh never mind..
and dont get your panties in a bunch. no one knows for sure, and past performance is no gaurantee future results right? so your guess is as good as mine.. i have just been less wrong than you have.
and dont get your panties in a bunch. no one knows for sure, and past performance is no gaurantee future results right? so your guess is as good as mine.. i have just been less wrong than you have.
04-14-2008, 06:19 PM
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In the Pinnacle Service agreement with NWA there is a 1:1 swap ratio for larger jets. We are already buying -900's with options for more. I see this as positive as long as we get our performance numbers back up (which will happen with a pilot contract). I think PNCL is in good shape here as long as mgmt comes to the table and gets us a contract. I have no doubt that the vast majority of -200's go bye bye in the coming few years and the pace will be entirely linked on the cost of fuel. I also hope to see a strong scope clause coming out limiting the seats to 76 (although I feel 70 would be better with 50 being ideal, yet fuel costs will not let that be viable IMHO). I see a bunch of -900's and -175's in DL livery with anything larger being mainline (1000's and -195's). Time will tell folks!
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