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johnso29 05-28-2009 07:48 AM
Originally Posted by snopilot (Post 618219)
Let the "Curse of the new Delta paint" begin...
ala Big Sky...
Adios Mesaba great knowing you...

Uhhhh, DAL owns Mesaba again. They also have a bunch of CRJ-900's which makes them way more valuable then Big Sky. Also, the type of agreement that Big Sky entered into with DAL is what did them in. (Paying for fuel, etc). They weren't EAS routes giving guaranteed profits. Two COMPLETELY different situations.

bored 05-28-2009 08:09 AM
Again? When did they own us before? =) You're right... Mesaba and BigSky = two totally different animals.

johnso29 05-28-2009 08:35 AM
Originally Posted by bored (Post 618359)
Again? When did they own us before? =) You're right... Mesaba and BigSky = two totally different animals.
Wasn't Mesaba once owned by NWA then sold, then bought again when in BK? As I recall it worked out quite well for NWA because the got XJ for very cheap due to the fact they were in BK.

bored 05-28-2009 08:42 AM
No... we were always a separate entity until NWA "purchased" us from the sham bankruptcy they sent us to. There were talks in 2001 to buy us, like they did Pinnacle (then Express I) but RA decided at the time it didn't make sense to own your regional partners, so the offer was dropped.

atpwannabe 05-28-2009 08:49 AM
Nice pic; sharp looking!!!:cool:



atp

CANAM 05-28-2009 09:57 AM
Looks nice. My favorite facelift was still ASAs old Embraer 120s. The looked so much better than that old "burger king" paint job they used to have.

FlyJSH 05-28-2009 09:58 AM
Originally Posted by bored (Post 618255)
Our saabs are the "newest" saabs out there and with their new interiors and new paint are hardly pieces of junk. Sure, they rattle, buzz and shake... but they're maintained well and are performing well in their niche for DL and flying them is certainly better than picking up an unemployment check. 40,000 cycles is a bit of an exageration don't you think?

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Maybe yours are younger. Ours typically have 35,000 hours and 40,000 cycles. :eek:

Figure it this way... 7 legs per day, 300 days flying per year, for 20 years is 42,000.

flyboyzz1 05-28-2009 10:02 AM
I kind of like it!

johnso29 05-28-2009 10:19 AM
Originally Posted by bored (Post 618385)
No... we were always a separate entity until NWA "purchased" us from the sham bankruptcy they sent us to. There were talks in 2001 to buy us, like they did Pinnacle (then Express I) but RA decided at the time it didn't make sense to own your regional partners, so the offer was dropped.

Thanks for the clarification. :)

bored 05-28-2009 01:40 PM
Ours are younger... all B+ and delivered new from Saab and were the last ones off the assembly line. They're all from the late 90s, so the oldest one is slightly older than 10 years.


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