February 17th, 2007, 21:58
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| Old Skool
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|  Re: Comair
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Originally Posted by meritflyer  Who's "they"? Delta doesnt have the authority to liquidate CMR or their assets under their Ch. 11.
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Originally Posted by Pilot shortage thread #1 post
The key reason why SkyWest must hire hundreds of new pilots this year is its growing alliance with Delta. In November, Delta selected SkyWest Inc. to take over some of the regional flying business operated by its Comair subsidiary. This month, Delta will shift the flying of 12 Canadair regional jets to SkyWest, The company also is waiting to hear whether Delta will award it another 131 Comair jets. Each aircraft needs a rotation of nine pilots.
Delta also granted eight of the 70-seat jets to SkyWest when it bought Atlantic Southeast Airlines in September 2005. Those aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between now and May. | |
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