Chautauqua E140 Flying for Delta?

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10-11-2012 | 02:20 AM

Diesel450

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Chautauqua E140 Flying for Delta?

Has any one else heard this? I guess they are loaded in the schedule starting in December flying out of DTW. Is is replacing the Comair 200's or is getting ready for a slight drawback at pinnacle for the beginning of 2013.

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10-11-2012 | 02:50 AM

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They currently fly for Delta. Just standard Delta shifting around the system of Connection flying. Nothing new.

10-11-2012 | 03:48 AM

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I am talking about the E140(44 seat) not the E145's they already fly

10-11-2012 | 04:08 AM

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So... Delta wants to get rid of 50 seaters and is now bringing in 44 seaters?! yup! Makes perfect sense Richard Anderson!

10-11-2012 | 05:17 AM

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Delta will pay CHQ pennies on the dollar to do it, and CHQ will operate at a loss on those planes just to get them flying. It's just standard protocol for Delta - they care nothing about the overall health of the companies providing their regional feed...it just needs to be cheap.

10-11-2012 | 05:43 AM

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I wonder if these are related to the 140s ending in March as AA connection.

10-11-2012 | 06:24 AM

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This has been in the works for quite a while. There is a provision in the delta contract that allows chq to fly 9 44 seat aircraft. The AA 140s will shift to delta as they come off contract with AA.

10-11-2012 | 06:35 AM

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This has been in the works for quite a while. There is a provision in the delta contract that allows chq to fly 9 44 seat aircraft. The AA 140s will shift to delta as they come off contract with AA.

There was a news article published about 3-4 months ago that had mention to republic operating E140s for Delta under a "pro-rate" operation.

10-11-2012 | 07:05 AM

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It isn't Deltas fault. Companies shouldn't bid less than it costs them to produce what they are selling.

10-11-2012 | 09:13 AM

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you could use that same logic for mainlines to pull out of markets that are operating at a loss, but they dont. Then they tell the employees they need concessions.