Delta has changed its minds about Pinnacle

[NWA]

Anderson couldn't pull the plug on his buddy's Airline.

 

[Soverytired]

? ? ? ? ?

 

[centralpilot]

source?

 

[silver02ex]

It's a 90 days extention for 9E to get the their numbers up. I haven't personally seem the memo about this but i'm sure the ATL pilots have.

 

[Tank Commander]

And with any luck, A T/A this week. God works in mysterious ways.

 

[silver02ex]

And with any luck, A T/A this week. God works in mysterious ways.

What are the odds. We get the announcement that Delta is cutting us during negotiation, a week later we are very close to a TA and Delta gives us another 90 days.

 

[Poahi]

Looks like Delta's legal strategy is entering a course reversal.

 

[Flybywire44]

Well if no one is getting the axe then I assume they'll start reducing flying across the board. Especially after the merger is complete summer comes to a close.

See you in a few years upgrade.

 

[Flyer1015]

Simply the Best!

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Interesting. PCL gets another 90 days, but not Mesa?

PDUB, what's up with this?

Congrats to the PCL guys. Hope your new contract isn't far off.

 

[PCL_128]

Excellent news! Exactly what I expected after the Anderson/Phildo meeting in Melvis. Hopefully the TA rumor turns out to be true, also.

 

[Flyer1015]

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<------------- Why, thank you! And people think that I, Mr. PT, am a useless
clown who can't run an airline!

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Looks like Delta's legal strategy is entering a course reversal.

And it looks like they've entered the "cone of confusion" while they're at it

 

[johnsonrod]

I am sure Delta wants to continue to use the Pinnacle CR9s.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Believe it when you see it.

 

[Airboss]

I think someone at Delta missed the memo about who owned the CR9's. Delta thought that Pinnacle would lose the airplanes if they cancelled the contract. Now that they realized that Pinnacle owns them, Delta wants the First Class product, so they are going to keep flying those CR9's.

 

[rockit85]

9E and Freedom both deserved the boot in the ass out of the ATL! Sad news I was hoping they both were gone for good. 90 days is just a stay of execution.

 

[Poahi]

And it looks like they've entered the "cone of confusion" while they're at it

Funny. I'm guessing there were two reasons. First, the Mesa injunction (and presumably the Pinnacle one if granted) are going to cost something and secondly, the Justice Department isn't going to like it when Delta bullies the regionals into reducing competition while asking for a merger. If they engage in a pattern of using legal tactics to reduce competition, Congress will likely get more involved.

 

[Flyer1015]

9E and Freedom both deserved the boot in the ass out of the ATL! Sad news I was hoping they both were gone for good. 90 days is just a stay of execution.

Really? That means a lot coming from a guy who flies a Seneca.

Why don't you get a job at a regional, become a regional pilot, and THEN try and make fun of someone else losing their flying and facing furloughs.

Trust me, it's no laughing matter.

Good luck to all of us in these tough times.

 

[CRJ puppy]

I think someone at Delta missed the memo about who owned the CR9's. Delta thought that Pinnacle would lose the airplanes if they cancelled the contract. Now that they realized that Pinnacle owns them, Delta wants the First Class product, so they are going to keep flying those CR9's.

Please look at page 98 of the 2007 year end financial statement for Delta. Here you will read that Delta ordered and "owns" 40 CRJ 900 series. It outlines how they are to be divided amongst various DCI carriers (pinnacle, Comair and Mesa) and how as part of the contract that those carriers must lease (sublease) the aircraft from Delta. It also points out that if any DCI carrier stops flying for Delta or refuses to or is unable to make the payments on the 900's, then Delta alone is responsible for the lease payments on said aircraft.

This is pretty much industry standard. Those of you who remember ACA will recall that when Delta "pulled the plug" on the DoJet flying that while on Nov 1st the planes were "ACA's" that on Nov 2nd they reverted back to Delta. This is why in the previous Delta memo regarding the Pinnacle flying it said that those aircraft would be reassigned to another DCI carrier. They can reassign them because they "own" them.

So, make no mistake. Those CRJ900's while being leased by Pinnacle for now, BELONG to Delta.

Have a Delta day!