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I'd like to get thoughts on what impact Mesa's injunction on Delta's management of Delta Connection flying is likely to have on the Delta / Northwest merger.
First, the injunction is a strong indication the Court finds merit in Mesa's case. An injunction is effectively putting the verdict ahead of the trial. The Horse ahead of the Cart. Injunctions are very difficult to win and Courts do not simply hand them out to anyone who asks.
Second, SkyWest / ASA and probably Republic / Chq / Shuttle have contracts which are either bankruptcy proof, or more restrictive than the Mesa contract.
Third, it is believed Comair's jets are the only RJ's that can now be parked without restriction.
Fourth, the DC9 is a large RJ that costs much more per seat mile to operate than the CRJ700/900.
Fifth, the Delta MEC has been silent on the issue of Compass to the best of my knowledge. It is my assumption they will be against any form of one list, as has been past practice.
First, the injunction is a strong indication the Court finds merit in Mesa's case. An injunction is effectively putting the verdict ahead of the trial. The Horse ahead of the Cart. Injunctions are very difficult to win and Courts do not simply hand them out to anyone who asks.
Second, SkyWest / ASA and probably Republic / Chq / Shuttle have contracts which are either bankruptcy proof, or more restrictive than the Mesa contract.
Third, it is believed Comair's jets are the only RJ's that can now be parked without restriction.
Fourth, the DC9 is a large RJ that costs much more per seat mile to operate than the CRJ700/900.
Fifth, the Delta MEC has been silent on the issue of Compass to the best of my knowledge. It is my assumption they will be against any form of one list, as has been past practice.
- Will Delta park RJs? If so, how?
- Would Delta park its' own new $21,000,000.00 RJs?
- Will this put even more pressure on Delta to park DC9s?
- Is Compass a priority for the the NWA MEC?
- Any guess as to how this new wrinkle is going to be ironed out?
- Should new hires be looking for jobs, instead of Mesa pilots?
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