In another thread, Sweptback said ASA was safe because their numbers were always above 99% completion. I pointed out ASA numbers compared to MESA (reported by the airlines to DOT)
ASA DOT NUMBERS
SEP 07 63.38% ontime 2.42% Cancelled Flights
OCT 07 63.64% ontime 2.08% Cancelled Flights
NOV 07 76.66% ontime 0.95% Cancelled Flights
DEC 07 64.05% ontime 2.67% Cancelled Flights
JAN 08 70.85% ontime 4.88% Cancelled Flights
MESA DOT NUMBERS
SEPT 07 82.8% ontime 1.72% Cancelled Flights
OCT 07 78.3% ontime 2.34% Cancelled Flights
NOV 07 76.8% ontime 2.85% Cancelled Flights
DEC 07 61.8% ontime 7.06% Cancelled Flights
JAN 08 68.8% ontime 6.50% Cancelled Flights
[SWEPTBACK] "Controllable completion factor is not reported to the government. It's an internal Delta metric. The above numbers reflect flights canceled by Delta to give their own aircraft priority."
According to the MESA Lawsuit, Delta is counting its own cancellations of your flights in its "metric". That is supposedly how it is cancelling the Mesa contract. If that is true, then all these ASA flights Delta cancels on a regular basis in Atlanta would be possible cause for Delta to cancel your contract as well (and all the other regionals Delta has). Comments please.
SOURCE: USA TODAY
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2008/04/mesa-sues-delta.html
Mesa officials contend Delta is simply trying to find a way out of the contract, ccording to the Chicago Tribune (free registration). "Now that Delta wants out of the contract, it has contrived a new way of calculating completion rate that counts those cancellations against Mesa," Gillman tells AP. "This new interpretation is obviously unreasonable, because it would give Delta the ability to declare default whenever it wanted just by canceling enough of Freedom's flights," he says. Delta is sticking with its story, with spokeswoman Chris Kelly telling AP that "we will be canceling the contract because operational performance has fallen below minimum levels required under the contract."
ASA DOT NUMBERS
SEP 07 63.38% ontime 2.42% Cancelled Flights
OCT 07 63.64% ontime 2.08% Cancelled Flights
NOV 07 76.66% ontime 0.95% Cancelled Flights
DEC 07 64.05% ontime 2.67% Cancelled Flights
JAN 08 70.85% ontime 4.88% Cancelled Flights
MESA DOT NUMBERS
SEPT 07 82.8% ontime 1.72% Cancelled Flights
OCT 07 78.3% ontime 2.34% Cancelled Flights
NOV 07 76.8% ontime 2.85% Cancelled Flights
DEC 07 61.8% ontime 7.06% Cancelled Flights
JAN 08 68.8% ontime 6.50% Cancelled Flights
[SWEPTBACK] "Controllable completion factor is not reported to the government. It's an internal Delta metric. The above numbers reflect flights canceled by Delta to give their own aircraft priority."
According to the MESA Lawsuit, Delta is counting its own cancellations of your flights in its "metric". That is supposedly how it is cancelling the Mesa contract. If that is true, then all these ASA flights Delta cancels on a regular basis in Atlanta would be possible cause for Delta to cancel your contract as well (and all the other regionals Delta has). Comments please.
SOURCE: USA TODAY
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2008/04/mesa-sues-delta.html
Mesa officials contend Delta is simply trying to find a way out of the contract, ccording to the Chicago Tribune (free registration). "Now that Delta wants out of the contract, it has contrived a new way of calculating completion rate that counts those cancellations against Mesa," Gillman tells AP. "This new interpretation is obviously unreasonable, because it would give Delta the ability to declare default whenever it wanted just by canceling enough of Freedom's flights," he says. Delta is sticking with its story, with spokeswoman Chris Kelly telling AP that "we will be canceling the contract because operational performance has fallen below minimum levels required under the contract."
