ASA: Are the new planes really coming?

[ifly4food]

Fred Butrell is saying that having a 40 seat and 50 seat version of the RJ is undesireable due to flexibility of the fleet, why would he create another problem by introducing the EMB 170. At some point, he has to realize that Delta wants DCI to do a lot of flying and it is best for ASA and Comair to do this flying. It is more important to do this flying now than to slowly act to increase the WO's flying. If he p1sses around trying to get concessions but loses the big picture of flying planes to make money for Delta, he will lose his job.

You make it sound like Buttrell is some sort of decision maker! Buttrell is just a puppet who does whatever Kolshak tells him to do, and his job is not in any jeopardy.

His real function is to provide a buffer layer between our management and DALs so that they can keep the illusion of three separate companies (that withdraw from the same bank account) alive.