Paint costs money... :D

It feels the same for us in DTW seeing the Delta blue parked in the "normal" XJ 900 gates too. But especially nice is the walk in MSP from C gates to E gates for the Delta flights on the 900.

In MSP getting on an Airbus painted in delta colors

Comair
MCI-LGA 2 flights/day

Also, I would much rather fly in a 145 than a 900 extended long tube of unfortunate living one cramped cockroach to another.

No way a -900 has more leg room than a 145. I'm over 6 ft so legroom is real important. Of course the 170 and 175 beat both in that department.

MEM-DAY 9E CRJ in late may
RDU-DCA Comair CRJ's 4 times a day

April new routes
Mesaba CR9 MEM-BWI
Mesaba CR9 SLC-SAN
Mesaba CR2 DTW-HPN

XJ is finally going to SAN after all this time. Fleet manager talked about going to SAN since 2007. Where are you getting this info? From DAL.com?

If you go to the pass bureau section of mymesaba you can see the entire Airlink schedule for April 1 to May 1. Also included is all flying at XJ operated stations.

The red tail 900s operating blue tail routes is apart of the "cross tailing" program going on. The 9E CVG and OH DTW stuff is under the same principle.

Much obliged, Bored. Thanks. Looks like lots of changes ahead.