Republic & Delta Finally Part Ways

[Tarzan]

So Skywest keeps all the money it makes flying for United in different pile than the money it makes flying for Delta. Now I get it.

Sounds like you may have a case of denial going on there.

 

[V1cutsrfun]

The writing is on the wall... no code share airline like UAL, DAL or anayone in the future is going to pay a gauranteed profit via the Fee For Deptarture contracts and have the money ultimately fund a direct competitor.


Example:

F9 and UAL both leave IND bound for DEN.... the F9 Flight is operated on Airbus equipment and the UAL flight is a Shuttle America EMB170. Either way, the number of seat miles flown by "Bedford" has increased. UAL may see a loss or a net gain on that route. But regardless, Fee For Deptarture will provide a margine of cost plus x% profit through the Shuttle Certificate. Even if F9 breakes even, or loses slightly, "Bedford" still has a positive cash flow situation. Something that the boys at UAL, DAL, CAL aren't going to sit around are participate in... very long.

When the contracts expire... expect to see some airframes retired while others others may be reassigned to the "Home Team".

Of Course this all make to much sense... and the most logical move from the Majors under codeshare... would be to continue to fund a competitior, the costs would be offset by the effort to suppress any labor movement within DAL, CAL and Numb Nuts at Tilton UAL... Only to further exacerbate the labor tensions between mainline and outsourced regionals...

Either way... a demise is near.

It is past due for a call and a rise to action, starting with Congress. it is time to let the loophole of codesharing and the transparency of product liablity to be closed. Make the "Major" repsonsible for their "Regionals".... whatever the hell a regional is is anymore

This one is worth a .05

V1

 

[ABC123]

Maybe I am mistaken, but isn't the Skywest operation out of MKE, their branded flying? It is only a code share with AirTran