DAL and SKYW

[Jags1]

I guess that depends on what the current percentage is. Does anyone know?

 

[Thebadcat1313]

August 03, 2012

SkyWest plans to add more than three dozen 76-seat aircraft to its Delta Connection service and remove nearly twice that number of 50-seaters as a nod to Delta Air Lines’ push for higher-capacity aircraft among its regional partners.

SkyWest, the parent company of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, will take on 34 aircraft—five Bombardier CRJ700s and 29 CRJ900s—and shed 66 of its CRJ200s under an “understanding” reached with Delta. SkyWest will take delivery of the new aircraft between August 2012 and June 2013 for Delta Connection service and remove the CRJ200s between August 2012 and December 2015.

Of the 66 CRJ200s, 41 are Delta-financed aircraft and are scheduled to be returned to Delta without obligation to SkyWest, the Utah-based company says.

Of the 34 larger regional jets that SkyWest is adding to its Delta Connection operations, Delta says 18 will come from Delta regional subsidiary Comair, which is being shut down as of Sept. 29. Comair currently operates 15 CRJ700s and 13 CRJ900s.

The other 16 will come from Pinnacle, Delta says. Pinnacle, which is restructuring under Chapter 11 with Delta financing, operates 16 CRJ900s for Delta that are scheduled to be removed from service between January and May 2013; it also has a long-term deal to continue operating 41 other CRJ900s for Delta.

SkyWest CFO Michael Kraupp tells Aviation Week that SkyWest continues to determine its plans for the new aircraft—whether to take over existing financing, sublease them or pursue other actions.

The deal comes weeks after SkyWest expressed resistance to Delta’s plan to encourage its regional airline partners to end their 50-seat regional jet flying before feeder contracts expire. Kraupp told Aviation Week at the time that such an offer would not be acceptable unless an alternative were provided for the CRJ200s. He now says SkyWest is receptive to the deal because 41 of the 50-seaters belong to Delta and he is confident that SkyWest can place its 25 50-seaters “based on opportunities that we are working.” He says SkyWest will not have to park any of the aircraft.

 

[General Lee]

SkyWest reaches deal with Delta to add 34 newer CRJs, retire 66 older CRJs
Air Transport World
By Aaron Karp | August 2, 2012

SkyWest Inc., the parent of St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines, said it has “reached an understanding” with Delta Air Lines (DL) enabling it to take delivery 34 Bombardier CRJ700s/900s while removing 66 older CRJ200s from its fleet.

SkyWest did not explain the origin of the five CRJ700s and 29 CRJ900s slated to join its fleet incrementally from this month to June 2013. The regional operator said it expects to incorporate the aircraft into existing agreements with DL, enabling it to operate them on Delta Connection-branded flights through 2022.

DL recently announced it is shutting down regional subsidiary Comair (ATW Daily News, July 27). It is possible that CRJ700s/900s operated by Comair make up some of the aircraft coming SkyWest’s way, though this has not been stated.

SkyWest said it “intends to remove the 66 CRJ200 aircraft from existing Delta Connection service between August 2012 and December 2015.” It noted that 41 are DL-financed aircraft that will be returned to the Atlanta-based mainline carrier. Another 25 are SkyWest-financed aircraft. It said it “is currently working on opportunities to mitigate the financial risk associated with removing those aircraft from Delta service.”

SkyWest last month signed an agreement in principle for 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets (ATW Daily News, July 11).




Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Freebrd]

only a few more Jenny and you'll have that article on every one chump

 

[10nCLR]

So far, this is what I get out of all of this. 18 out of the 34 crj7/9 start being delivered(soon) mid August. Tallied up, XE gets 3 crj7, 6 crj9 and OO gets 2 crj7, 7 crj9. The other 16 are yet to be divvied up.

 

[777forever]

So far, this is what I get out of all of this. 18 out of the 34 crj7/9 start being delivered(soon) mid August. Tallied up, XE gets 3 crj7, 6 crj9 and OO gets 2 crj7, 7 crj9. The other 16 are yet to be divvied up.

I see another whipsaw circa 2007 negotiations coming. Any negotiation delay on the XJT side may result in Skywest getting the rest of the 16 900s

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[Thebadcat1313]

I see another whipsaw circa 2007 negotiations coming. Any negotiation delay on the XJT side may result in Skywest getting the rest of the 16 900s

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And an Atlanta base back maybe?

 

[nimtz]

SkyWest reaches deal with Delta to add 34 newer CRJs, retire 66 older CRJs
Air Transport World
By Aaron Karp | August 2, 2012

SkyWest Inc., the parent of St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines, said it has “reached an understanding” with Delta Air Lines (DL) enabling it to take delivery 34 Bombardier CRJ700s/900s while removing 66 older CRJ200s from its fleet.

SkyWest did not explain the origin of the five CRJ700s and 29 CRJ900s slated to join its fleet incrementally from this month to June 2013. The regional operator said it expects to incorporate the aircraft into existing agreements with DL, enabling it to operate them on Delta Connection-branded flights through 2022.

DL recently announced it is shutting down regional subsidiary Comair (ATW Daily News, July 27). It is possible that CRJ700s/900s operated by Comair make up some of the aircraft coming SkyWest’s way, though this has not been stated.

SkyWest said it “intends to remove the 66 CRJ200 aircraft from existing Delta Connection service between August 2012 and December 2015.” It noted that 41 are DL-financed aircraft that will be returned to the Atlanta-based mainline carrier. Another 25 are SkyWest-financed aircraft. It said it “is currently working on opportunities to mitigate the financial risk associated with removing those aircraft from Delta service.”

SkyWest last month signed an agreement in principle for 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets (ATW Daily News, July 11).




Bye Bye--General Lee

In other words SKYW gets to CYA for having a load of worthless metal. Nice job DAL dumb@sses. Celebrating scope victories when they were going to find a way to park them anyways! Congrats zombies. Well prepped for Lee Moak's scope miracle to get lathered on UAL. Again thanks for being a flaming hypocrite General.

 

[General Lee]

In other words SKYW gets to CYA for having a load of worthless metal. Nice job DAL dumb@sses. Celebrating scope victories when they were going to find a way to park them anyways! Congrats zombies. Well prepped for Lee Moak's scope miracle to get lathered on UAL. Again thanks for being a flaming hypocrite General.

They were going to park them, but years from now due to contracts that didn't have to be broken. Now, DL gets rid of them for sure, and it facilitated a 717 purchase that wouldn't have happened because there would have been too many seats had the 50 seaters remained for 3+ more years. It worked out well, and the larger RJs will just fill in for the smaller ones, but a lot less total RJs, which is what mainline, management, and passengers wanted. Then throw in a better ratio for mainline pilots, and tighter INTL scope too.


You guys at UAL have the same problem, wih more than 50% of your domestic flying done by UAL Express. But, you have plenty of 70 (66)seaters, which are essentially a 76 seater with a few less first class seats. The CAL side only allowed 50 seaters, the most uneconomical RJ out there, plus unlimited large props. (terrible economic strategy btw) Don't blame us for that, you guys have your own problems caused by your complete collapse after 9-11. The problem you have now is you have no "100" seater, and DL has 88 717s coming in to take markets away from 76 seaters who will be filling in for 70 seaters, which will be filling in for over 200 50 seaters leaving. You have no plan, and instead blame others for your own problems. While you're at it, make up nice with your CAL brothers and get that SLI done. Can't wait for you to blame us for that, too. Enjoy relative seniority. Bye now.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[777forever]

They were going to park them, but years from now due to contracts that didn't have to be broken. Now, DL gets rid of them for sure, and it facilitated a 717 purchase that wouldn't have happened because there would have been too many seats had the 50 seaters remained for 3+ more years. It worked out well, and the larger RJs will just fill in for the smaller ones, but a lot less total RJs, which is what mainline, management, and passengers wanted. Then throw in a better ratio for mainline pilots, and tighter INTL scope too.


You guys at UAL have the same problem, wih more than 50% of your domestic flying done by UAL Express. But, you have plenty of 70 (66)seaters, which are essentially a 76 seater with a few less first class seats. The CAL side only allowed 50 seaters, the most uneconomical RJ out there, plus unlimited large props. (terrible economic strategy btw) Don't blame us for that, you guys have your own problems caused by your complete collapse after 9-11. The problem you have now is you have no "100" seater, and DL has 88 717s coming in to take markets away from 76 seaters who will be filling in for 70 seaters, which will be filling in for over 200 50 seaters leaving. You have no plan, and instead blame others for your own problems. While you're at it, make up nice with your CAL brothers and get that SLI done. Can't wait for you to blame us for that, too. Enjoy relative seniority. Bye now.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Epic...well said General!

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