Could the Republic/Frontier/Lynx announcement mean something for Delta?

[General Lee]

Republic flies heavy iron now, dude!

So did Indy Air.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Whataburger]

...this aint no popularity contest.


Bye Bye---General Lee

And, maby you're english skills ain't all that superior.

 

[CitationLover]

So did Indy Air.

Bye Bye--General Lee

I was joking you delta dummy.

 

[regionalcap]

Smarter than you obviously. And as far as being unpopular, this aint no popularity contest. Are you trying to be popular on an anonymous web board? You might need to be the next guest on Dr. Phil. You obviously don't know much about Delta or ASA, or any of the DCI carriers. Delta still wants to find "the right fit" for each route, and the ATRs were good but getting old. Delta has looked at the Dash-8-400, and probably likes it. There are plenty of routes around the hubs that could use a Dash-8-400 rather than a 50 seat RJs (or even a 70/76 seater). It would be more fuel efficient, and looking at the lower pay generally---more cost efficient--in Delta management's eyes. That is the key. I am not advocating less pay and benefits, rather I am trying to figure out what management MIGHT do. That is what happens sometimes on anonymous forums. I see that you might fly for ASA, and I can see why you don't even want to think about what might replace your beloved ATR. This is a sign of the times, and scope is important.(we have learned that over the years, and hopefully are hardening ours for the future) Comair went for the pay during their last contract, and neglected scope--and we now have a flood of DCI carriers. Expect to see more of that---and at the lowest cost, unfortunately.



Bye Bye---General Lee

ASA does not fly ATR's anymore.

 

[buscap]

General!!!

Stop. Go somewhere else. I don't read nor comment on your boards.

Please return the courtesy!!!

 

[crj567]

MABY you will think about your posts before you do them next time.


Bye Bye--General Lee

"MABY" You will one day learn to communicate with others in the English language to the competency level of an alert ground squirrel...

-When you wish upon a star!
-Spelling is tough, Gen-just like many other thought processes-eh?

 

[General Lee]

And, maby you're english skills ain't all that superior.

You're or your? You're means YOU ARE. You need to work on it YOU'RESELF. Re-read your posts before you hit enter.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

General!!!

Stop. Go somewhere else. I don't read nor comment on your boards.

Please return the courtesy!!!

Ummmm, NO. You can ignore me all you want. That solves it.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Don't expect Gen Lee to do anything but be a walking, talking blow-job... He has no courtesy, no sense of common decency, in general no redeeming qualities.

-Fits the mold.

Thanks Dad. Wow, I must really be spot on because it bugs the heck out of you. That makes me feel FANTASTIC. Keep it going fryguy.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

ASA does not fly ATR's anymore.

Correct. I was saying that type of flying could be replaced by Dash-8-400s, maybe from LYNX. Right now DL replaced the ATR flying with Saabs, and Mesaba is now talking about parking some SAABs. So, one could conclude that a cheaper group could come in and take some of that flying with a plane that actually makes sense on certain routes. I don't think any of our regionals in DCI have their own scope clauses that preclude that. Remember, DCI carriers are feed, and can be replaced.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Please excuse the General for his usual "Ready, SHOOT, aim" posts. Getting on here and deciding who's going to provide lift for whom is ignorant.

He should be looking over his shoulder at this deal, cause he could be stung by it in the future. I know THIS Delta guy is worried and I'm not too junior.....

This is some scary stuff playing out, regionals buying majors. My question being is why aren't the big carriers pitching a fit??? My guess is probably because they were clued in on it and were granted the blessing to weed out 2 weak carriers and to test the scope waters....

Good luck to those at Frontier and Midwest....major changes to lifestyle and families are going to go down and you don't wish that on anybody!!!

 

[Whataburger]

You're or your? You're means YOU ARE. You need to work on it YOU'RESELF. Re-read your posts before you hit enter.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Just goofin' with ya old man. Maby you did not pick up on it, but lets look at my post:

You should never start a sentence with a conjunction.
Maby ain't a word.
Should have been "your" not "you're."
The comma was not needed.
"English" should be capitalized.
Ain't ain't a word.

Wow.
Maby them delta boys is one taco short of a combo platter.

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Just goofin' with ya old man. Maby you did not pick up on it, but lets look at my post:

You should never start a sentence with a conjunction.
Maby ain't a word.
Should have been "your" not "you're."
The comma was not needed.
"English" should be capitalized.
Ain't ain't a word.

Wow.
Maby them delta boys is one taco short of a combo platter.

Wait, shouldn't it be dem delta boyz???
Just wonderin?

 

[General Lee]

Please excuse the General for his usual "Ready, SHOOT, aim" posts. Getting on here and deciding who's going to provide lift for whom is ignorant.

He should be looking over his shoulder at this deal, cause he could be stung by it in the future. I know THIS Delta guy is worried and I'm not too junior.....

This is some scary stuff playing out, regionals buying majors. My question being is why aren't the big carriers pitching a fit??? My guess is probably because they were clued in on it and were granted the blessing to weed out 2 weak carriers and to test the scope waters....

Good luck to those at Frontier and Midwest....major changes to lifestyle and families are going to go down and you don't wish that on anybody!!!

Very unlikely to hit me Bill, but you maybe. I still care though, and of course I AM ALLOWED to make any thread I want and ask what may or may not happen. Thank gawd you are not a moderator. As far as regionals buying majors, I don't think Frontier or Midwest were actual "majors" in the sense of the word (whether or not they carried the amount of pax needed for that moniker), but this does show that we are paying Republic/Shuttle America and even SkyWest too much for their product, which IMO suks. Hopefully we stay strong on scope and enforce what limits we can, and never give in again for a small pay bump. As long as we don't go to BK again, I doubt that would ever happen. We shall see.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Just goofin' with ya old man. Maby you did not pick up on it, but lets look at my post:

You should never start a sentence with a conjunction.
Maby ain't a word.
Should have been "your" not "you're."
The comma was not needed.
"English" should be capitalized.
Ain't ain't a word.

Wow.
Maby them delta boys is one taco short of a combo platter.

Thanks for that son. I am glad there are whipper snappers like you out there to keep me on my toes. Speakin of combo platters, don't order the quesadillas at your LBB layover hotel, I hear it will make your rear-end turn into a slurpee machine. Thank gawd I don't ever have to go there. Your welcome.


Bye Bye---General Lee