What if Delta...

higney85 said:
There already is a 1:1 in the ASA to swap out 200's for 70/70+ seaters. Buying us doesn't necessarily void the contract on -200's. I would have to look at the fine print but it wouldn't seem financially positive to buy a regional (at least not pinnacle). NW has bought regionals that were on their last leg (mostly by their doing) and built them for an IPO- look at Pinnacle (was Express 1). Bought em at the bottom, built them up with 200's and got rid of the saabs- then sold them for a nice profit and got rid of the financial burden. I am not a fortune teller or have any "inside knowledge" but it appears NW is/was doing the same thing with Mesaba and Compass. Time will tell but there is no reason or scenario I can think of that would justify the purchase of pinnacle.
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It wouldn't void the leases but it would void your long-term ASA or atleast make it easier to void I would think. I'm no lawyer or businessman so I really can't say that with any certainty haha
 
Not sure. What was XJ's ASA before NWA bought them? That would set a precedence and give us a starting point. As far as the youngest fleet, IF 9E were a wholly owned, nothing could really stop Delta from continuing to park Comair's older airplanes and transfering ours to them as replacements. That way they'd still be parking 50 seaters but keeping the newer ones flying.

It's more or less academic anyway. I really don't see Delta buying us.
 
kellwolf said:
Not sure. What was XJ's ASA before NWA bought them? That would set a precedence and give us a starting point. As far as the youngest fleet, IF 9E were a wholly owned, nothing could really stop Delta from continuing to park Comair's older airplanes and transfering ours to them as replacements. That way they'd still be parking 50 seaters but keeping the newer ones flying.

It's more or less academic anyway. I really don't see Delta buying us.
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Atleast not the 76(51+) seaters. If Comair should aquire an additional +51 seat airplane then they have to get a flow through with Delta. It's in the JPWA. Why buy a company to shuffle planes? Delta can however pilage all of Comair's planes to Mesaba and Compass. If they bought 9E the same would apply as to comair. Which would equal no +51 growth unless they gave a flow.
 
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