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KolobWestwind
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Just like Mesa did after it bought Westair. Westair was once one of the "best" regionals out there. They were Part 121 when others were 135. Flew 90 PAX 146's, E120's, etc. Then they were purchased by Mesa. From there it was all down hill. The important part is that Mesa planes and crews were flying the former "Westair only" routes because Mesa didn't keep Westair at it's "normal" staffing level. Soon the routes were intermixed and they were "Mesa" routes. Two different pilot groups doing the same routes in the same planes. What was the size of Westair at the purchase and then when they lost the UEX contract? Ultimately it was Mesa's subpar performance that lost it the UEX flying but the same could be done here with attrition. And yes, both groups had ALPA contracts.
And who's contract has the 80% provision in it? Is it DAL's because it likes ASA so much? Or is it SkyWest Inc. protecting its investment in ASA from Republic, Mesa, Comair, etc. in ATL? If ASA's amount dropped below 80% who is going to cry foul? DAL or SkyWest Inc. Why would DAL? Would SkyWest Inc.?
ASA is 1700 pilots strong. ASA's profit margin is 13.2% last I checked. Westair was a shoddy operation, as Mesa's airlines are. Completely different dynamic. That's not even close to comparing Apples to Oranges. That's comparing Apples to Doorknobs.
Additionally, how much poor "performance" can be attributed to ASA? We're only FA's, Pilots, and Mechanics, with currently VERY bad leadership. Hopefully that changes. Baggage, parking, gate agents, all that stuff is no longer for ASA.
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