Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
Whatever Pinnacle will called I don't expect the airline to be around for too long. Delta appointed Comair's CEO to run Pinnacle and we know what happened with Comair. Also, when is the last time you've heard of an airline buying a regional? All of the majors have been trying to divest them. Something is up.
Divestiture may be part of the picture longer term, but DL needs the capacity right now and the plan is to shed the old CRJs and have an all CR9 fleet within the next couple of years.
The comparison to Comair may not be fair; there were some unique issues there including liability for the 2006 Lexington accident.