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My guess is that Delta's bankruptcy proof deal with SkyWest and other restrictive contracts means the only place they can cut without being in breach is their own airplanes.... :erm:
Comair to Cut Jets, Flights
Wednesday January 9, 4:55 pm ET Comair to Cut Jets, Flights As Part of Delta Cost-Cutting
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Regional airline Comair said Wednesday that it will reduce its fleet of 131 jets by up to 14 and that it will fly fewer scheduled hours as part of the plan by its parent, Delta Air Lines Inc., to cut costs.
Delta said last month that it would cut the number of U.S. flights by up to 5 percent in 2008 and reduce the equivalent of 10 mainline aircraft and 35 regional jets to offset soaring fuel costs.
Comair President John Selvaggio told employees in a memo Wednesday that the carrier will remove 14, 50-seat planes from service.
Eight of the 14 jets are lease expirations and the remaining six will be taken out of service, Selvaggio said. He said the other six could be sold by Delta, be made available to Comair as spares or put back in the schedule based on what happens with fuel prices and customer demand.
Selvaggio also told employees that all Delta Connection carriers, including Comair, will fly 10 percent to 15 percent fewer scheduled hours in 2008.
He said Comair expects to achieve staff reductions through attrition, but the company would be looking at ways to further reduce administrative costs and use new technology to help streamline work. Comair, based near Cincinnati in Erlanger, Ky., has 6,300 employees and operates 697 flights a day to 88 cities in the United States and Canada.
Comair to Cut Jets, Flights
Wednesday January 9, 4:55 pm ET Comair to Cut Jets, Flights As Part of Delta Cost-Cutting
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Regional airline Comair said Wednesday that it will reduce its fleet of 131 jets by up to 14 and that it will fly fewer scheduled hours as part of the plan by its parent, Delta Air Lines Inc., to cut costs.
Delta said last month that it would cut the number of U.S. flights by up to 5 percent in 2008 and reduce the equivalent of 10 mainline aircraft and 35 regional jets to offset soaring fuel costs.
Comair President John Selvaggio told employees in a memo Wednesday that the carrier will remove 14, 50-seat planes from service.
Eight of the 14 jets are lease expirations and the remaining six will be taken out of service, Selvaggio said. He said the other six could be sold by Delta, be made available to Comair as spares or put back in the schedule based on what happens with fuel prices and customer demand.
Selvaggio also told employees that all Delta Connection carriers, including Comair, will fly 10 percent to 15 percent fewer scheduled hours in 2008.
He said Comair expects to achieve staff reductions through attrition, but the company would be looking at ways to further reduce administrative costs and use new technology to help streamline work. Comair, based near Cincinnati in Erlanger, Ky., has 6,300 employees and operates 697 flights a day to 88 cities in the United States and Canada.
