ASA to fly additional 4 CRJ200's

[McNugent]

Yeah I suppose I need to come check out that new boat of yours

 

[~~~^~~~]

Sigh....

ASA is getting flying because SkyWest negotiated provisions in their asset purchase agreement that sets the floor on how little flying Delta has to buy.

As Delta reduces domestic capacity they are forced to reduce flying with airlines that do not have the favorable contract standing SkyWest enjoys. That even means reducing their own airline, Comair.

This is not "new growth." Quite the opposite. If they had a choice, they wouldn't. But with the ATR going away ASA may have fallen below the contractual minimums.

Performance numbers have to do with how much bonus money SkyWest recieves, in addition to, the minimum contract rates. Performance numbers might have some relevance at contract renewal time, but if you look at past history, they have not when it concerns ASA.

- Sigh

 

[Medeco]

I didnt consider it New Growth. Its additional CRJ200's.

Its overall meaning can be looked at from several perspectives. You touched on most of them.

The unknown about which DCI carriers will be left standing after the fallout of the "new business plan" and the probability of 4 DCI carriers remaining after things get hammered out, keeps everyone guessing on who will grow and who will not.

Obviously, Skywest Inc. has 12yrs remaining on the DCI contract, but there is always a way to throw it out the window.


Medeco

 

[sweptback]

Is it additional airplanes, or 4 airplanes "worth" of new flying?

Currently we have something like 115 CR2s, but on a given day only 100 are actually flying.

 

[Flybywire44]

Those numbers definitely don't represent the full picture. ATL takes a ground delay and its our ATRs that are first to get an hour ground delay which screws us up for the day.

 

[JumpersAway]

New flying, Old flying, any flying- Will someone please reinstitute the previous bid award. Damn, I just lost my 75 inch plasma......and some sanity.

 

[JoeMerchant]

Sigh....

ASA is getting flying because SkyWest negotiated provisions in their asset purchase agreement that sets the floor on how little flying Delta has to buy.

As Delta reduces domestic capacity they are forced to reduce flying with airlines that do not have the favorable contract standing SkyWest enjoys. That even means reducing their own airline, Comair.

This is not "new growth." Quite the opposite. If they had a choice, they wouldn't. But with the ATR going away ASA may have fallen below the contractual minimums.

Performance numbers have to do with how much bonus money SkyWest recieves, in addition to, the minimum contract rates. Performance numbers might have some relevance at contract renewal time, but if you look at past history, they have not when it concerns ASA.

- Sigh

.....why the "sigh"....?

 

[atlcrjdriver]

Is it additional airplanes, or 4 airplanes "worth" of new flying?

Currently we have something like 115 CR2s, but on a given day only 100 are actually flying.

This will be 4 A/C worth of flying. The only new airframes are the 2 CR7s coming next month. If the ATRs go away, there will be a net loss of airframes on property.

 

[777forever]

This will be 4 A/C worth of flying. The only new airframes are the 2 CR7s coming next month. If the ATRs go away, there will be a net loss of airframes on property.

Hence it was a pretty good idea to get hiring slowed down, ASA has to get about 100 ATR guys jet trained. And they were already backed up in the sims to begin with.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

However, according to the memo that SH put out to us a few days back, our block hours over the summer on the 200 and 700 will be about the same as they were in Feb....yet we are getting more aircraft...doesn't make much sense...which is par for the course I guess.

The flying Brad was talking about was discussed after the memo put out by Scott. His memo didn't take into account any of the new flying in Florida.