Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY

You're right. Midwest pilots paid millions to ALPA national to protect their jobs and the negotiated scope language was ruled worthless.

They schould get their money back due to worthless scope language!

Originally Posted by Killer51883

Im sorry how is the E170 inferior? While its true we cant carry as much cargo as midwest does on some routes we also burn alot less gas (MONEY) with are 75% full airplanes than they do with their 50% full 717's.

Originally Posted by MD80

Delta answers Airtrans growth plan in Milwaukee...


Minneapolis connection

The Delta-Midwest code share will make connections easier for Midwest passengers who fly through Minneapolis, said Greg Aretakis, Midwest vice president of planning and revenue management.
A passenger who flies Midwest to Minneapolis arrives at that airport's Humphrey terminal. The passenger must then take a light rail shuttle to the airport's main Lindbergh terminal to catch a connecting Northwest flight.
Under the new arrangement with Delta, Midwest is moving its Minneapolis operations to the Lindbergh terminal, where Delta is taking over the Northwest gates, Aretakis said.
"You'll be able to get on Midwest, fly to Mitchell, walk down four gates and catch a flight (on Delta/Northwest)," Aretakis said. The move to the Lindbergh terminal will occur within two months, he said.
Much of the code share for Midwest passengers will likely be on flights that go through Atlanta to connect on Delta flights to Florida and other destinations in the Southeast and on Delta flights through its Salt Lake City hub to West-Coast destinations, he said.
More choices

The code share creates more scheduling and connection choices for passengers, Aretakis said, while creating opportunities for Midwest to earn additional revenue.
For Delta, the code-share and frequent-flier partnerships are important because of the large number of Milwaukee-area passengers who fly on Northwest, Reichart said.
The Milwaukee area has the fourth-largest concentration of Northwest frequent fliers in the world, after Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis, Reichart said. Extending the Midwest-Northwest partnerships to include Delta is a way for Delta to make those Northwest customers happy, he said.
"Expanding our alliance relationships to include Midwest Airlines is another customer benefit created by Delta's merger with Northwest Airlines," said Richard Anderson, Delta's chief executive officer, in a statement.
Delta, through its acquisition of Northwest, has a 47% non-management stake in Midwest. Northwest joined majority owner Fort Worth, Texas-based TPG Capital to purchase Midwest in a deal that closed in January 2008.
The new frequent-flier and code-share partnerships with Delta also will boost Midwest's credibility, Reichart said

Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY

You're right. Midwest pilots paid millions to ALPA national to protect their jobs and the negotiated scope language was ruled worthless.

Originally Posted by Killer51883

Im sorry how is the E170 inferior? While its true we cant carry as much cargo as midwest does on some routes we also burn alot less gas (MONEY) with are 75% full airplanes than they do with their 50% full 717's.

Originally Posted by 320ToBearz

You were the only option available to Tim when Boeing called his bluff on the 16 717's.

Originally Posted by 320ToBearz

The dumbing down of the Midwest brand continues.......

Originally Posted by 320ToBearz

What crappy logic is this? I just pulled up FIDS today and all of our airplanes are 90+ pax booked with 50% of those overbooked, so your numbers are off. Can we even do our US Mail contract with the poor performance of the 170? The 717 CASM numbers are lower than the 170 and the RASM numbers are higher. You were the only option available to Tim when Boeing called his bluff on the 16 717's. We wanted Phil Helmuth for CEO and we got the guy who loses in his first hand.

The dumbing down of the Midwest brand continues.......

Originally Posted by Killer51883

Im sorry how is the E170 inferior? While its true we cant carry as much cargo as midwest does on some routes we also burn alot less gas (MONEY) with are 75% full airplanes than they do with their 50% full 717's.

Originally Posted by capncrunch

WOW! ARE instead of OUR, impressive. Is English your 3rd language?

Originally Posted by hiredgun

The "limitations" section of his pilot license says "ENGLISH PROFICENT".