Originally Posted by PCLCREW

Wow. This is just classic. Please more posts.

Originally Posted by 121again

Just to stir the pot a little more there have been rumors that Mesa has been working on something with Delta. I can't imagine they'd want to get back into the 50 seat game again, but I guess if the price was right...

Originally Posted by Cruz5350

You've been a 121 pilot for what 3 months and never flown a 200, kinda hard for you to be making that assumption. I'm not defending 200's but they're not that much worse than 7/9's or any piece of junk RJ for that matter.

Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

Overall, though, you're right--all CRJs leave a bit to be desired. I'm becoming acutely aware of that as I start studying for E175 upgrade at Mesa. Can you say "Flight Level Change"???

Originally Posted by Past V1

Who ever it is, they won't be cheaper then 9E. So the real question is, why is DAL willing to spend a little extra now for foreseeable extra revenue at a later date? My best guess is to trim the fat at 9E and get someone to fly these worthless tin cans at a contract that can easily cancelled. With all 200's gone, DAL and 9E can streamline and expedite 900 training for a better position going into 2015-2016 flying. Not saying 9E is going to get more planes, just saying it will better to manage routes and scheduling with one type of aircraft. Although flexibility going into different markets will be reduced, it must be DAL plan of sending 9E into normally high capacity routes with less frequency i.e. New York. If they can fill the gap in high demand time slots for business travelers, they can complete with LCC's operating up and down the east coast simply because they have a low cost regional model.
I always see everyone talking about mainline whipsawing regionals around to lower cost, which they have accomplished at 9E...Rock Bottom. Investors don't care much about expense cutting as they do revenue growth. One way (of many) is to capture market share in a growing market with your own low cost model and see if it works. If it doesn't, BYE BYE 9E. Just my take...if your company gets the 200's, consider it a curse rather than blessing because you are not part of the long term business plan at DAL...just a pawn in the chess match.

Originally Posted by BlueMoon

Except 9e still isn't the cheapest.

Originally Posted by wmupilot85

That's cool....a year 3 Mesa captain is making as much as me as a year 4 FO. Way to go!

Originally Posted by wmupilot85

That's cool....a year 3 Mesa captain is making as much as me as a year 4 FO. Way to go!