DL vows to keep WO's

[Kingairer]

Delta rules out sale of regional carriers: Delta Air Lines has no intention of selling its regional carriers, President Ed Bastian said Wednesday. With about 50% of regional traffic under corporate control, "It helps us drive cost targets with our own carriers, and gives us more flexibility to respond quickly to changes in demand," he said. Following its merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta owns three regional carriers: Comair, Mesaba and Compass.

 

[SpiraMirabilis]

It's a shame that those "quick responses" boil down to essentially: "Delta to Comair: LAY OFF A BUNCH OF PEEPS."

 

[surreal1221]

"...drive cost targets. . ."

Lowest Bidder, please step up.

 

[Trip7]

"...drive cost targets. . ."

Lowest Bidder, please step up.

:yeahthat:

 

[Soul Brotha']

Ahhemm, Ahhemm, for all you contract DCI companies, lower your costs or we'll get our wholly owned to do it.

 

[kellwolf]

Ahhemm, Ahhemm, for all you contract DCI companies, lower your costs or we'll get our wholly owned to do it.

That's kinda what I'm waiting on, swiftly followed by the "Sign this deal, or we're gonna have to close the doors tomorrow!" meeting from management with a side letter to the other employee groups saying the pilots are gonna put them on the street.

 

[Baronman]

Delta rules out sale of regional carriers: Delta Air Lines has no intention of selling its regional carriers, President Ed Bastian said Wednesday. With about 50% of regional traffic under corporate control, "It helps us drive cost targets with our own carriers, and gives us more flexibility to respond quickly to changes in demand," he said. Following its merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta owns three regional carriers: Comair, Mesaba and Compass.

In Southernjet speak this means "ALL WHOLLY OWNED CARRIERS ARE ON THE MARKET. PLEASE SUBMIT AN OFFER."

*Someone else came up with this first...i just thought it was funny. ;-)

 

[BobDDuck]

Ahhemm, Ahhemm, for all you contract DCI companies, lower your costs or we'll get our wholly owned to do it.

I wish it worked like that.

On the Airways side of things it is more along the lines of, "oh, we can pass off all kinds of expenses if we have a contract carrier do this so the WO flying is going to shrink".

 

[Soul Brotha']

I wish it worked like that.

On the Airways side of things it is more along the lines of, "oh, we can pass off all kinds of expenses if we have a contract carrier do this so the WO flying is going to shrink".

No I hear you.

 

[Hootie]

"It helps us drive cost targets with our own carriers, and gives us more flexibility to respond quickly to changes in demand.

LOL! Meaning, "enjoy the ramen or will give it to somebody else".