WillFlyFoCookie
On Wisconsin
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- Jun 23, 2004
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This really is a tuff spot for everyone involved. If things were only a little better at Delta (or really the entire industry) I think this deal would be no problem. Skyway is such a "no brainer" to take this over but Delta is just barely hanging on and it certainly seems to me that this deal would have gone through a long time ago if they weren't waiting to see if they can get the pilot concessions they want and stay out of Chap. 11.
The thing is that I'm almost certain there are agreements signed between Delta and Skyway already and have been for quite a while. Things like Delta paying for all the training of ramping up to take the planes. All the upgrades and all the new hires have costed millions out of Delta's pocket. A huge investment already on Delta's part.
I was talking to a Skyway check airman and he said that either way he is going to be very busy for a very long time. Either he's going to be training Upgrades and new hires like crazy for the Delta deal or he's going to be retraining all the people displaced if the deal doesn't go through or we simply don't get any more planes.
It just tuff not knowing right now but we just have to keep the Faith and just see how things pan out. I think the months of not knowing what's going to happen day-to-day is starting to take a toll on people.
What's interesting is that in airline financial articles about either Delta or FLYI the 30 328s are mentioned as possibily being the straw that finally brakes the camel's back and will send whichever airline gets stuck with them into bankrupcy.
Crazy times. The thing is that we just feel so powerless about the whole thing. Everybody just needs to keep holding on and wither the storm. Somethings got to happen soon right?
The thing is that I'm almost certain there are agreements signed between Delta and Skyway already and have been for quite a while. Things like Delta paying for all the training of ramping up to take the planes. All the upgrades and all the new hires have costed millions out of Delta's pocket. A huge investment already on Delta's part.
I was talking to a Skyway check airman and he said that either way he is going to be very busy for a very long time. Either he's going to be training Upgrades and new hires like crazy for the Delta deal or he's going to be retraining all the people displaced if the deal doesn't go through or we simply don't get any more planes.
It just tuff not knowing right now but we just have to keep the Faith and just see how things pan out. I think the months of not knowing what's going to happen day-to-day is starting to take a toll on people.
What's interesting is that in airline financial articles about either Delta or FLYI the 30 328s are mentioned as possibily being the straw that finally brakes the camel's back and will send whichever airline gets stuck with them into bankrupcy.
Crazy times. The thing is that we just feel so powerless about the whole thing. Everybody just needs to keep holding on and wither the storm. Somethings got to happen soon right?
