MESA in talks with Delta

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Yeah big deal.

And ALL of you are flying 50-70 seat jets for a FRACTION of what the mainline pilots flew them for in the pre-RJ era.

You took the original "RJ" flying by willingly flying those airplanes for peanuts.

ALPA has lost its way.
RJDC has lost its focus.
We have lost our profession.

• All Delta flying was performed by Delta pilots until the Delta pilots negotiated scope that allowed alter ego codeshare.
• Mainline pilots negotiated scope, not us.
• The RJDC is focused like a lazer on ALPA's apartied scope policies. Do you see anyone else trying to fix this?

 

[79%N1]

I seriously doubt that GG would be dumb enough to do business with Johnny O. no matter what offer Johnny makes.

Well.......................Looks like GG is just THAT dumb!!!! This is a black day for all in the already disfunctional Delta family!!!

 

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Well.......................Looks like GG is just THAT dumb!!!! This is a black day for all in the already disfunctional Delta family!!!

I really am shocked at this. I didn't think that GG would stoop so low as to go to Mesa for feed. The DCI portfolio continues to grow. Pretty soon every regional in the country will be flying a few planes for Delta. Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[ERfly]

I really am shocked at this. I didn't think that GG would stoop so low as to go to Mesa for feed. The DCI portfolio continues to grow. Pretty soon every regional in the country will be flying a few planes for Delta. Absolutely ridiculous.

Not much more ridiculous than United or USAir. How many regionals do they have flying for them or how many did they have at most? The pilots at those regionals seem happy, right? No, wait a minute.

 

[Flechas]

Press Release Source: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Mesa Air Group Announce Strategic Partnership
Wednesday May 4, 8:00 am ET
Mesa subsidiary Freedom Airlines to operate as Delta Connection carrier

ATLANTA, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - News) and Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA - News) have entered into a strategic partnership whereby Mesa subsidiary Freedom Airlines will become a Delta Connection carrier.

The new Delta Connection agreement provides for Freedom Airlines to operate up to 30 CRJ200 aircraft on routes throughout Delta's network for a period of 12 years, with the first aircraft planned to enter Delta Connection service as early as October 2005. The agreement provides Delta with long-term cost savings and efficiencies gained through Mesa's attractive operating costs and its complementary fleet of CRJ aircraft. Delta Connection carriers already operate the world's largest fleet of CRJ aircraft, with nearly 350 in service throughout the U.S. Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

In addition, the economics of the agreement allow Delta to place Freedom Airlines' Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into Delta Connection service in lieu of 30 Fairchild Dornier aircraft previously operated for Delta by Atlantic Coast Airlines (now FLYi, Inc.).

"We are pleased to add another highly cost-effective, customer-focused regional airline to our portfolio of regional carriers," said J.T. Fisher, president, Delta Connection, Inc. "This agreement offers long-term cost savings to Delta and makes it economically attractive to upgrade flying that would have been operated with 32-seat Fairchild Dornier aircraft to 50-seat Bombardier CRJs, an aircraft that is more flexible and effective within our network and existing Delta Connection carrier fleet."

Said Jonathan Ornstein, CEO, Mesa Air Group, "Mesa is delighted to join the industry-leading Delta Connection program and we look forward to providing Delta customers with safe, efficient and reliable service. Delta will be a strong partner and this agreement establishes a strategic relationship that will bring value to Mesa for many years to come."

With the addition of Mesa's Freedom Airlines subsidiary, the Delta Connection program will include Delta's wholly owned subsidiaries Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Comair, regional carriers Chautauqua, Freedom, Republic and SkyWest, and codeshare partner American Eagle (in California). As previously reported, FLYi stopped serving as a Delta Connection carrier in October 2004 in connection with a change in its corporate strategy.