How lemons can be turned into lemonade...

[Old Crow]

Seniority integration into one voting list is paramount for both parties. Negotiate bidding fences to deal with financial and schedule issues. Its all about Money and Schedule. Pride hasn't paid any of my bills nor given me Christmas off yet.

Good Luck guys. We're all watching.

 

[MCOE175]

Think about it guys.

Now with the code share they dont need relief on scope.

The codeshare with Midwest (owned by Republic) will provide Frontier (owned by Republic, also) with essential SLAVE LABOR E190 feed.

Do you see how clever they (BB and team) are?

CYA

Thank you! Finally someone can see what I am talking about. This is why we need to intergrate. Do you think BB is going to want to keep F9 guys around making the money that they do? NO... If we don't all band together and demand what is right in fair in a single contract, who do you think is going to lose? Not RAH because we already get paid like crap. It will be the F9 guys/gals.
I really feel for you guys... but remember RAH is going to be leaving the regional feed... Just remember how USAir started... As a bunch of regionals.
BB is changing the industry again, he is setting it up for consolidation and we just have to watch our backs.

 

[WSurf]

BB isn't changing the industry. Its us allowing people like him to change it.

 

[MCOE175]

BB isn't changing the industry. Its us allowing people like him to change it.

You are right! BTW what are you guys doing about your mgt? Get any news on new airplanes yet?

 

[MCOE175]

BB is not a dumb manager... He knows what he is doing. He is going to purchase F9 as to strip them of their assests so he can recoupe all of his losses and recover all the loans. He will sell gate space, routes and aircraft. If paying 108 million means he can make 500 million or more he will. This is why he does not want to intergrate the F9 people. Introducing Lorenzo Jr.


Is This Airline Worth Buying Now?

By Tim Beyers
June 25, 2009 | Comments (2)
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Republic Airways (Nasdaq: RJET) is a survivor, one of the very few in the business of regional air travel now that it is buying Midwest Airlines and bidding for bankrupt Frontier Airlines, based in Denver.
Republic isn't your run-of-the-mill airline. Much of its business comes from other carriers. Midwest has been a customer -- Republic flew routes for the beleaguered carrier as AirTran upped its presence in Midwest's Milwaukee hub, The Associated Press reports.
Other carriers to employ Republic's jets for regional flights include AMR's (NYSE: AMR) American, US Airways (NYSE: LCC), UAL's (Nasdaq: UAUA) United, Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Delta (NYSE: DAL). But now Republic wants a bigger piece of the action, and this week it bid $108.8 million for Frontier.
This shouldn't really come as a surprise. According to its most recent 10-Q quarterly filing with the SEC, Republic supplied $40 million in debtor-in-possession financing in April to preserve a $150 million legal claim it has against Frontier.
Under a new deal, Frontier would continue operations as a Republic subsidiary. And that raises serious questions -- principally, would United, which in the first quarter was Republic's second-largest source of regional service revenue, stand for having to compete with its partner? (Both United and Frontier have significant operations in Denver.) I have my doubts.
Perhaps this is just an investment, like the $35 million term loan Republic funded for US Airways that's due to be repaid sometime next year. If so, the micro-carrier could be hoping to recoup its legal claim as Frontier's owner and then sell the remaining assets and operations to a legacy carrier interested in its routes. United would be a possibility, as would Southwest (NYSE: LUV).
Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: Legacy carriers, beat up and broke though they may be, still need to offer regional service to smaller cities, and an acquisitive Republic is quickly becoming the dominant supplier.

 

[WSurf]

You are right! BTW what are you guys doing about your mgt? Get any news on new airplanes yet?

hahahaha, never gonna happen. We cost to much for new airplanes. We return 7 more planes at the end of the summer. Furloughs and Downgrades are in our future. Aren't you glad you left?

 

[WSurf]

Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: Legacy carriers, beat up and broke though they may be, still need to offer regional service to smaller cities, and an acquisitive Republic is quickly becoming the dominant supplier.

While I agree with most of this article the last sentence is bull.

Republic doesn't fly into only smaller cities. What we have seen is Mainline Domestic Flying being taking over with Cheaper labor. This is where I hope that RAH Pilots realize the leaverage.

 

[OPECJet]

I'm guessing an Alabama state school education.........

Doubtful. If it were so, his grammar and spelling would be more like what you're reading now.

 

[OPECJet]

Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: Legacy carriers, beat up and broke though they may be, still need to offer regional service to smaller cities, and an acquisitive Republic is quickly becoming the dominant supplier.

How long do you think major airlines will continue to pay the bills on an operation that competes against them? Best of luck RAH guys. Methinks your company will be extremely different in the next two years,

 

[Popeye0537]

How long do you think major airlines will continue to pay the bills on an operation that competes against them? Best of luck RAH guys. Methinks your company will be extremely different in the next two years,

Umm, my guess would be as long as they have been for the past 6 years. Different certs. opec, thats how REP gets around it.

This is just putting us in a better position in case one of our Major partners goes belly up.