Nindiri said:If Comair plans to start shedding 50 seaters and not maintain the fleet size, why would they be wanting to add 10 more this year?
Didn't Delta have to commitment to GECAS to receive additional 50 seaters as part of DAL's debt restructuring? In with the new, out with the old. For each new CRJ50 CMR receives, I'm sure they can start dumping 2 or 3 old CRJ50s after 12-31-08, but that will come after the spin off. I don't think the CRJ50 will be dumped all together, but its economics are so weak, that there are fewer and fewer markets where it makes sense. There will still be some CRJ50s around after 12-31-08, but far fewer then you see today, and the addition of a few dozen CRJ70s or possibly a few E-170s, will not keep pace with the attrition of the older CRJ50s as their leases expire.