CFI2766
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[FONT="]He's been known to be a little bit of a fruit loop, but in an interview in this (2009) January's Playboy, Sir Richard Branson discussed the possible future of United.
Interviewer: "...the (airline) industry is in utter disarray."
Branson: "...Some of the really big airlines that are left could topple. At least one may topple soon."
Interviewer: "Which one?"
Branson: "It doesn't take much imagination to guess. But at least one of the two giants is likely to go.....We've got brand new planes, unlike big airlines like United. Our cost basis is much better than theirs..."
This raises some interesting questions. If United does fail, how will that affect Skywest? Also, facing a large potential reduction in Skywest's need for pilots, how might that affect ASA?[/FONT]
Interviewer: "...the (airline) industry is in utter disarray."
Branson: "...Some of the really big airlines that are left could topple. At least one may topple soon."
Interviewer: "Which one?"
Branson: "It doesn't take much imagination to guess. But at least one of the two giants is likely to go.....We've got brand new planes, unlike big airlines like United. Our cost basis is much better than theirs..."
This raises some interesting questions. If United does fail, how will that affect Skywest? Also, facing a large potential reduction in Skywest's need for pilots, how might that affect ASA?[/FONT]