CrippleHawk
Well-Known Member
For Delta Air Lines’ regional carriers, it’s survival of the fittest.
Atlanta-based Delta has been working to improve dismal on-time performance at some of its Delta Connection contract carriers, and it has seen some successes, including from Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Meanwhile, it has eliminated other Delta Connection contracts, and more cuts could be in store.
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<!--startclickprintinclude--><!--begintext-->Delta plans to cut costs and consolidate regional operations after its pending merger with Northwest Airlines.
Between Delta and Northwest’s regional carriers, Delta Connection senior vice president Don Bornhorst said, “If you add everyone up together now you have nine. I think the right answer is going to be along the lines of seven or eight.”
The regional carriers that don’t make the cut have fewer backup plans, because major carriers across the industry have been shrinking schedules.
“For a long time it was a seller’s market for regional carriers —- there weren’t enough regional jets for the demand,” Bornhorst said. “We clearly are on the other side of that growth curve now and I would even argue that there’s too many regional jets.”
Delta has told its Connection carriers that the best performers will survive................................................
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2008/10/21/regionals.html
Atlanta-based Delta has been working to improve dismal on-time performance at some of its Delta Connection contract carriers, and it has seen some successes, including from Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Meanwhile, it has eliminated other Delta Connection contracts, and more cuts could be in store.
<!--endtext--><!--endclickprintinclude-->
<!--startclickprintinclude--><!--begintext-->Delta plans to cut costs and consolidate regional operations after its pending merger with Northwest Airlines.
Between Delta and Northwest’s regional carriers, Delta Connection senior vice president Don Bornhorst said, “If you add everyone up together now you have nine. I think the right answer is going to be along the lines of seven or eight.”
The regional carriers that don’t make the cut have fewer backup plans, because major carriers across the industry have been shrinking schedules.
“For a long time it was a seller’s market for regional carriers —- there weren’t enough regional jets for the demand,” Bornhorst said. “We clearly are on the other side of that growth curve now and I would even argue that there’s too many regional jets.”
Delta has told its Connection carriers that the best performers will survive................................................
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2008/10/21/regionals.html