At least some of us get it. ASA is not bidding on any flying, Skywest INC is. So even if Skywest wins some mesa flying do you people think Jerry will go "we need to give it to ASA because I need to take care of those guys". Or will he say "great! more United flying for our Skywest boys, lets pull those ATL planes back and max out the lines over here. Plan on pulling some of those 20 airframes from ASA per the contract over here also. And Brad nice job on PBS, but downgrade about 100 captains to lower you cost even more. And hey Brad what should we buy with our bonus checks from this?"
10 year captian "how do I bid for reserve" 8 year captian "How much fuel would you like sir? I'll be back after the walkaround" 5 year FO "Cool I don't have to upgrade for 5 more years" Will it happen either way, possibly but easier to swallow if not self inflicted and made easier to do with pbs.
It must miserable looking at life through that prism all the time. What I expect Jerry Atkins to is to make money. You don't make money by cutting off your own nose to spite your face. SkyWest Inc will not do it either unless forced into a corner. ASA makes money even in this environment. The idea for it make even more and you never shrink your way to profits.
However, I hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I don't see what your ideas coming to fruition but you never know. Until then, you'll save yourself quite a bit of grief if you lose that mindset. It is nothing more than poison to those you deal with you on a day to day basis. A term that covers it is gravedigger. You can end right there with no way to climb out or worse, you push in someone else. Either way, nothing good comes from it.
Regards :beer: