SkyWest Inc. On The Prowl For Further Aquisitions

[JumpersAway]

A little bird is saying Skywest is looking to marry Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet with another carrier. The name that has popped us is Eagle. Very interesting stuff to ponder. It's no secret that we're looking at partnering with other mainline carriers, and that AMR has been looking to divest itself of Eagle for quite some time.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

That makes sense! Inc cannot even make the ones they have work correctly. It would be a awesome version of "Hoarders" on TLC channel.

 

[missedapproach]

Buy Mesa. 38 900's, 20 700's, and a lots of happy employees!

 

[amcnd]

Don't think so... They are still choking on xjt... First loss in 25+ years... Doubt they are looking at anything right now. In 2 years maybe..

 

[JumpersAway]

Don't think so... They are still choking on xjt... First loss in 25+ years... Doubt they are looking at anything right now. In 2 years maybe..

Disagree- economy of scale. Route structure and contract work without the management and infrastructure cost.

 

[damnflyboy]

This shell game is crap.

 

[Flyby1206]

How many pilots would that be for a combined Asa/xjt/eagle and skywest?

 

[IBNAV8R]

Nevermind.

 

[Cpt Oveur]

How many pilots would that be for a combined Asa/xjt/eagle and skywest?

There's not a whole lot more flying that ASA/XJet will be able to do with a single certificate. One seniority list and a few certificates like Republic does it sounds like a solution when you get to fly for that many carriers.

 

[polarjet205]

What happened to the Horizon rumor...

 

[Erlanger]

What happened to the Horizon rumor...

Skywest to buy Horizon assets only but deal is several months away. Nothing to happen till there is a Q400 payscale in place. Skywest is only offering CRJ rates to fly it.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Ironically, Jerry may do what ALPA was never able to do...Eliminate most of the competition for regional feed within a brand....We would all be better off to support this rather than the usual whining...This is a GOOD thing for those of you who want more leverage.

 

[rjacobs]

Don't think so... They are still choking on xjt... First loss in 25+ years... Doubt they are looking at anything right now. In 2 years maybe..

And nothing that XJT did or did not do caused that loss. WX cancels were a huge factor, they did some early heavy checks on CRJ's(not cheap) and a couple other things I dont remember, however XJT was NOT mentioned as a reason that SKW inc lost money.

 

[bigshooter107]

There is also a potential asset only deal floating around out there but not with eagle.

 

[johnpeace]

Guy I just flew with says JA to buy Alaska...

 

[Erlanger]

Guy I just flew with says JA to buy Alaska...

Hahaha! Skywest is buying Horizon and Delta is buying Alaska. Alaska was told by Delta to get rid of Horizon first.

 

[bri5150]

I love this "assets only" talk. You sound so proud about that type of deal. You understand that if an "assets only" deal takes place, you are screwing your fellow pilots, right? Also, what happened to 9E buying Horizon? Mark my words, if 9E buys them, I will want fair integration of their pilots.

 

[BOX OFFICE]

I love this "assets only" talk. You sound so proud about that type of deal. You understand that if an "assets only" deal takes place, you are screwing your fellow pilots, right? Also, what happened to 9E buying Horizon? Mark my words, if 9E buys them, I will want fair integration of their pilots.

I'm confused. When did a pilot group ever buy a carrier, and determine what kind of sale it would be? How is the pilot group screwing anyone? These are corporate decisions. Pilots fly airplanes where they're told to fly them.

 

[bri5150]

I'm confused. When did a pilot group ever buy a carrier, and determine what kind of sale it would be? How is the pilot group screwing anyone? These are corporate decisions. Pilots fly airplanes where they're told to fly them.

I agree, but these guys sound proud (I might be wrong, it's tough to read emotion) and will make no effort to try pursuade their companies to take on the pilots. There is this funny thing called unions. If an ALPA carrier is purchased, I would hope to hell that they make a play to get their fellow union guys jobs after an "asset transfer". I understand pilots have no say in whether or not a carrier is purchased, but there is no reason they have to sit by and let it happen either.

 

[on autopilot]

there is also a potential asset only deal floating around out there but not with eagle.

comair.