I just read on the USA Today website (not most reputable I admit - I tried to copy and paste the article but it won't work) that Independence Air has "quietly" bid to resume flying as a UAL regional partner.
Can you believe that? I know that Indy Air is hurting financially but give me a break... I thought they were hating each other - Indy Air alone has cost UAL a lot of money in the IAD market... It's true that Indy Air will only bid for the partner role and it still might not win (especially if Mesa and TSA lowballs everyone else). This can't be good for any of the Indy pilots because it would likely mean lower wages (to be competitive in the bid).
Makes you wonder about the status of the Indy A319s. I have heard that Skywest might actually be considering A318/A319s operations as well. Who knows - maybe UAL would outsource A319 flying to Indy on the East Coast and A318/A319 flying to Skywest on the West Coast as they continue to focus on higher-margin international flying... I am sure the battered UAL pilots wouldn't care for that too much (more outsourcing to cheaper pilots).
Can someone else copy and paste the article? My computer won't let me...
Can you believe that? I know that Indy Air is hurting financially but give me a break... I thought they were hating each other - Indy Air alone has cost UAL a lot of money in the IAD market... It's true that Indy Air will only bid for the partner role and it still might not win (especially if Mesa and TSA lowballs everyone else). This can't be good for any of the Indy pilots because it would likely mean lower wages (to be competitive in the bid).
Makes you wonder about the status of the Indy A319s. I have heard that Skywest might actually be considering A318/A319s operations as well. Who knows - maybe UAL would outsource A319 flying to Indy on the East Coast and A318/A319 flying to Skywest on the West Coast as they continue to focus on higher-margin international flying... I am sure the battered UAL pilots wouldn't care for that too much (more outsourcing to cheaper pilots).
Can someone else copy and paste the article? My computer won't let me...
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