Comair Shrinking More And Faster?

[gojo]

I remember back in 2000 when many were cheering the fact that Delta had acquired Comair. In fact that was the day that Comair caught terminal cancer.

Delta Air Lines has consistently and deliberately destroyed Comair step by step from the day after they bought it. They just enjoy doing in slowly so that it will be more painful to those that remain.

I'm at Mesaba, and I can remember feeling the same way when Northwest acquired us. Then I thought it would be good when they merged with Delta. In hindsight, I miss Northwest. I wish you guys the best of luck

 

[bri5150]

I'm at Mesaba, and I can remember feeling the same way when Northwest acquired us. Then I thought it would be good when they merged with Delta. In hindsight, I miss Northwest. I wish you guys the best of luck

I am with gojo here. The thing that makes it tough to swallow is it doesn't make sense. Why would you buy an airline and then shrink it until you have no value left? Also, with a wholly owned airline, there is an advantage of not having ASA's. If you give a wholly owned regional flying, then it is easier to take it away if you need to as well. Obviously with Mesaba, Delta didn't buy it on purpose, but they still shrunk us until there was little value left, then sold us.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

The extra flying is for 3 months ... September, October and November.

I'm wondering if it's flying for ASA while we get our planes painted for the Feb '12 deadline set by DL. We have 6 paint lines expected to run thru Feb so maybe you guys are helping cover our loss of available planes. We have a ton still to be painted.

 

[centralpilot]

I'm wondering if it's flying for ASA while we get our planes painted for the Feb '12 deadline set by DL.

I had the same thought.

 

[makersmarc]

I have just learned that it indeed is SB spreading this rumor. That should certainly muddle the facts necessary to make a decision regarding staying or leaving.

I offer NO advice to those pondering early 'retirement'. Ours at Comair is a fluid ( and I don't mean that literally -yet) situation. We don't really know what is going to happen, but there are a few certain facts:

Delta is reducing capacity, and it costs them nothing to reduce Comair
Comair pilots are in contract negotiations
Delta would love to use an industry lagging contract to whipsaw other connection carriers*.
Furloughees are being offered buyouts
There are rumors being spread by the company, rather than announcements

Someone tell me definitively where this all points....

 

[PuffDriver]

I remember back in 2000 when many were cheering the fact that Delta had acquired Comair. In fact that was the day that Comair caught terminal cancer.

Delta Air Lines has consistently and deliberately destroyed Comair step by step from the day after they bought it. They just enjoy doing in slowly so that it will be more painful to those that remain.

Comair's fate was sealed long before Delta bought them.

Delta at least allowed them a growth explosion before it all came crashing down.

Only the foolish think otherwise.

 

[BentOver]

Briner is a worthless as Max Roberts was short.....

 

[On Your Six]

I remember back in 2000 when many were cheering the fact that Delta had acquired Comair. In fact that was the day that Comair caught terminal cancer.

Delta Air Lines has consistently and deliberately destroyed Comair step by step from the day after they bought it. They just enjoy doing in slowly so that it will be more painful to those that remain.

Didn't you guys strike and cost DL a lot of money? Maybe they never forgot that?


OYS

 

[BOX OFFICE]

Didn't you guys strike and cost DL a lot of money? Maybe they never forgot that?


OYS

So you're saying that you wouldn't vote to strike if we needed to, since it would cost DAL a lot of money and they might not forget it? What if a strike is called over scope? Moron.

 

[shepc]

Didn't you guys strike and cost DL a lot of money? Maybe they never forgot that?


OYS

Delta did fine costing itself plenty of money without Comair striking. The strike was petty cash compared to the money squandered buying Comair and ASA.