Alaska Air announcement

[altimaklr]

I have a feeling that pinnacle will be involved in this in some way shape or form.

Maybe that's why mgmt suddenly decided to negotiate and get a new 5-year TA? Pinnacle has experience flying Q400's unlike Skywest. I don't think the plan would ever be to retain QX in the long run.

 

[Carl_Spackler]

The pace of negotiations did seem to move very quickly for Pinnacle. An interesting theory to say the least.

 

[settogathrust]

Lots of rumors. Just hope the Horizon Pilots don't get screwed. One of the few groups that have stood up for the industry and gotten good wages.
Thank you Horizon Pilots.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Lots of rumors. Just hope the Horizon Pilots don't get screwed. One of the few groups that have stood up for the industry and gotten good wages.
Thank you Horizon Pilots.

So did CMR...anyone see a trend here?

 

[Erlanger]

I'll help you all with the speculations. Skywest is not buying Horizon. It's very simple. Horizon exists as it does now and will fly the Q400s and Skywest is added on as a codeshare partner to fly afew CRJ700s for Alaska. That's the announcement come the 25th.

 

[Flyby1206]

I'll help you all with the speculations. Skywest is not buying Horizon. It's very simple. Horizon exists as it does now and will fly the Q400s and Skywest is added on as a codeshare partner to fly afew CRJ700s for Alaska. That's the announcement come the 25th.

Didnt SKYW recently buy 4 new CRJ700s?

 

[XPOO]

Didnt SKYW recently buy 4 new CRJ700s?

Yes, bought four new 700s, and acquired four more 700s from Alaska that will all fly as Delta Connection.

 

[amcnd]

How many 700's will Horizon have after this...???

 

[XPOO]

How many 700's will Horizon have after this...???

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 10

 

[propsarebest]

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 10

And soon to be ZERO.

 

[PGTB]

How many CRJs does Horizon have

 

[homerjdispatch]

How many CRJs does Horizon have

here, let me help...

http://tinyurl.com/4e6ejk3

 

[NWaviator]

We wil have 5. Then 0.

 

[IslandDriver]

Maybe Cooooooolgan will fly the Q's on the west coast! They are part of Peanuckle now in MEM!

 

[amcnd]

Im thinking maybe going all Q400 was not the best idea for QX. Maybe Alaska finds someone that will do the CRJ700's and maybe even CRJ200, or heaven forbid a 30-37 seat prop. To go back to the markets that only suport that size in a pro-rate contract. Even save money on overlaping ground handling stations. Im sure SkyWest or DGS has a few. Fan QX out more... ie, SJC ect and "POOF".. They save money and expand there network..

Did'nt your new president come from Alaska.. If things are good they promot from within.. Not send someone down to cut cost and "re-brand" the name...

Horizon has always been a realy cool place. They seem to always take it up a notch. I hope that tradition continues. But reality these days is, who ever seem to trick the Majors into thinking they can do it the cheapest and save them money...