2BlacknBlue
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- Oct 4, 2007
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Unless WT is trying to claim that DL's cost advantage over anyone is because of killing off jobs in Minnesota, bringing up said cost advantage is really just more deflection.
It's true that paying off the loan hasn't caused any immediate job losses. But I'd be willing to bet a McRib combo meal that a year from now that there are going to be another 1000 or more jobs cut just in Minnesota.
..and nobody has even mentioned the effect this is going to have:
"Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Joint Venture
As part of a separate agreement, Delta and Aeromexico will expand their Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) agreement with a new facility scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2013. The airlines will invest equal shares to establish a facility in Mexico that builds on existing repair work between the carriers, as well as third party airlines.
"The MRO agreement will represent significant savings for our maintenance group while continuing the extremely high quality work we receive from Aeromexico," said Delta President Ed Bastian. "The facility is a natural next step for the two airlines as we leverage the full benefits of our alliance.""
http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1426
sorta reminds me of this, minus the union issue:
"Qantas infuriated unions in August when it said it would improve its loss-making overseas business by creating an Asia-based airline with its own name and brand.
The five-year restructure plan will cost 1,000 of Qantas' 35,000 jobs."
http://www.ajc.com/business/qantas-airways-grounds-global-1212539.html