Quarterly numbers for Skywest: Not Good

[Gr82Aviate]

So what besides weather are driving the drain on cash? Xjet? Engine Overhaul Expenses? Lease Return Costs? Other? Just curious what is the primary driver

Huge raises and bonuses for upper management?uke:

 

[Nevets]

So what besides weather are driving the drain on cash? Xjet? Engine Overhaul Expenses? Lease Return Costs? Other? Just curious what is the primary driver

It's the CPAs Skywest Inc negotiated for ASA and XJT. They don't produce enough revenue. That and the obvious fact that they are paying for the costs of two sets of management compensation, two sets of office staff, two sets of infrastructure, two sets of procedures and processes.

 

[XPOO]

It's the CPAs Skywest Inc negotiated for ASA and XJT. They don't produce enough revenue. That and the obvious fact that they are paying for the costs of two sets of management compensation, two sets of office staff, two sets of infrastructure, two sets of procedures and processes.

And the XJT pilots continue to force the company to have THREE distinct pilot groups. There are still three distinct dispatch groups, and I would be willing to bet there are three distinct flight attendant groups. Mechanics as well? Point being, you can only try to deflect the blame for so long.

 

[DHPFLYN]

Nice job on dispatch last night. Great route you sent that CRJ through from IAH-DEN. Glad they only got severe turb followed by cont MDT. Hope nobody was hurt. Last we heard on the radio they were checking. Can't believe the pilots even wanted that route when everyone else was either waiting for the weather to pass.

Can't cancel flights for weather or they will lose money so just send them through and hope for the best !!

NICE

 

[Nevets]

And the XJT pilots continue to force the company to have THREE distinct pilot groups. There are still three distinct dispatch groups, and I would be willing to bet there are three distinct flight attendant groups. Mechanics as well? Point being, you can only try to deflect the blame for so long.

Actually, no. We are happy to integrate ASA/XJT pilots. We just don't want to take pay cuts and subsidize the TWO separate dispatchers, pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, staff, and management that would still exist at Skywest airlines. Inc has all the power to negotiate with flight attendants, mechanics, and dispatchers in order to complete the integration of those employee groups at ASA/XJT. But why don't they? That's because it's actually Inc who is holding everything up. Whipsawing three employee groups is better for Inc than whipsawing two. That's why!

This is all about our ceo's immoral business model where he puts human beings, that are his employees, against each, all for a some more money.

 

[Mercyful Fate]

Nice job on dispatch last night. Great route you sent that CRJ through from IAH-DEN. Glad they only got severe turb followed by cont MDT. Hope nobody was hurt. Last we heard on the radio they were checking. Can't believe the pilots even wanted that route when everyone else was either waiting for the weather to pass.

Can't cancel flights for weather or they will lose money so just send them through and hope for the best !!

NICE

Interesting, usually ATC tells me what I can and cannot do with my route when there are thunderstorms impacting arrival and departure gates. Didn't know dispatchers had that much power.

 

[XPOO]

Nice job on dispatch last night. Great route you sent that CRJ through from IAH-DEN. Glad they only got severe turb followed by cont MDT. Hope nobody was hurt. Last we heard on the radio they were checking. Can't believe the pilots even wanted that route when everyone else was either waiting for the weather to pass.

Can't cancel flights for weather or they will lose money so just send them through and hope for the best !!

NICE

You talking to me? Are you talking about a SKW flight? From your last comment, I'm assuming you are talking about a XJT flight. Wrong person to blame in that case.

 

[XPOO]

Actually, no. We are happy to integrate ASA/XJT pilots. We just don't want to take pay cuts and subsidize the TWO separate dispatchers, pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, staff, and management that would still exist at Skywest airlines. Inc has all the power to negotiate with flight attendants, mechanics, and dispatchers in order to complete the integration of those employee groups at ASA/XJT. But why don't they? That's because it's actually Inc who is holding everything up. Whipsawing three employee groups is better for Inc than whipsawing two. That's why!

This is all about our ceo's immoral business model where he puts human beings, that are his employees, against each, all for a some more money.

That's awesome, and I know whose group is at the top of CC's list. Godspeed, my friend.

 

[rtmcfi]

Interesting, usually ATC tells me what I can and cannot do with my route when there are thunderstorms impacting arrival and departure gates. Didn't know dispatchers had that much power.

When it comes right down to it, I hope YOU tell ATC what you WILL and WILL NOT do with your route when there are thunderstorms impacting your flight path.

Fwiw, I have been doing this flying thing for a while, and I have only had to do this once or twice. ATC almost always does a great job of steering me around bad stuff. But sometimes.....

 

[Mercyful Fate]

When it comes right down to it, I hope YOU tell ATC what you WILL and WILL NOT do with your route when there are thunderstorms impacting your flight path.

That is a given...It is rather amazing what ATC will try and send you through....

 

[homerjdispatch]

When it comes right down to it, I hope YOU tell ATC what you WILL and WILL NOT do with your route when there are thunderstorms impacting your flight path.

Fwiw, I have been doing this flying thing for a while, and I have only had to do this once or twice. ATC almost always does a great job of steering me around bad stuff.

Dispatch can file whatever route they want, then ATC will change it and give the flight what they want them to do... the pilots are the ones that need to decide whether to take the route dispatch planned, or the route ATC assigned. I have seen more times than I can remember, when ATC takes my reroute and assigns the flight back on the "canned" route and the crew doesn't even question it. Then I start sending acars asking why the route, etc and am told, ATC said to fly it. Not much I can do at that point except advise of what I see.

 

[XPOO]

Dispatch can file whatever route they want, then ATC will change it and give the flight what they want them to do... the pilots are the ones that need to decide whether to take the route dispatch planned, or the route ATC assigned. I have seen more times than I can remember, when ATC takes my reroute and assigns the flight back on the "canned" route and the crew doesn't even question it. Then I start sending acars asking why the route, etc and am told, ATC said to fly it. Not much I can do at that point except advise of what I see.

And we both know this is especially true in IAH.

 

[Freebrd]

Why even bother quering dispatch about routing? Just fly what they file you for, safely. If ATC issues something different and it be done safely, fly it. If you want a different route for safety (or going home leg) just ask for it from ATC. Man up and be a pilot!

 

[Nevets]

That's awesome, and I know whose group is at the top of CC's list. Godspeed, my friend.

The plan was put in place years ago. He won't do anything different.

 

[General Lee]

Nice job on dispatch last night. Great route you sent that CRJ through from IAH-DEN. Glad they only got severe turb followed by cont MDT. Hope nobody was hurt. Last we heard on the radio they were checking. Can't believe the pilots even wanted that route when everyone else was either waiting for the weather to pass.

Can't cancel flights for weather or they will lose money so just send them through and hope for the best !!

NICE

Xpoo was too busy on FI to look at the weather or turbulence charts. He needed to keep telling people how great his company is, and how it will survive high gas and the one thing long term contracts can't predict, all of their pilots leaving for better jobs at the legacies and LCCs. Well, except for PBR and Freetard. Some people are just unhireable elsewhere, maybe Xpoo too.

Bye Bye---General Lee