skywest doing eagle flying

[Jon Rivoli]

... The subcontracting of mainline flying to regional carriers based on the lowest bid, or.....

Mainline flying would be those markets that will consistently and profitably support an aircraft with 150 seats or more.

 

[Pattern-Master]

What is the problem with understanding a regional is nothing but a contracter,that is it, nothing more and nothing less. Just like any other industry in the real world that bids for the job, it will always go to lowest bidder. Well if the mafia isn't involved that is, but that's another story.

 

[Mercyful Fate]

I heard a rumor that SkyWest was looking to buy ASA...anyone else heard that one?

 

[dojetdriver]

I heard a rumor that SkyWest was looking to buy ASA...anyone else heard that one?

How can that be? Delta owns them, and that's good for the mainline-regional partnership.

Customers love it, management loves it, the regional pilots love it because it makes them feel like they fly for mainline, etc.

 

[Speedtape]

How can that be? Delta owns them, and that's good for the mainline-regional partnership.

Customers love it, management loves it, the regional pilots love it because it makes them feel like they fly for mainline, etc.

They will soon learn better.

 

[BentOver]

Mainline flying would be those markets that will consistently and profitably support an aircraft with 150 seats or more.

Whose name is on the passengers ticket? Or what website do passengers go to to book a flight?

Regionals exhistance has always been to do the flying that won't support mainline equipment... However way back when, that flying consisted of Evansville to Cincinnati in a turbo prop. Nowadays it's ORD - MIA in a 70-90 seat jet..... A segment that most certainly could be utilized by mainline equipment... Now it is probably a mix of mainline and regional...

My hometown used to have nothing but USair/United/Continental 737's, NWA DC-9's and Delta MD88's/727's.. Now not a single mainline comes in (except maybe JetBlue and AT).....But we've had a multitude of changes between which regional serves the area.. And not a single passenger ever knows the difference between regionals.

Never for a second think that any particular regional "owns" any flying. Or in some cases, their own airplanes..

 

[AntiJedi]

Regionals exhistance has always been to do the flying that won't support mainline equipment...

Not quite. At one time, Regionals supported themselves, but you're right that airlines, such as PSA, AirCal, and even Mesaba, Air Wisconsin, and SkyWest, the DID do flying that Pan Am, Braniff, and American couldn't do profitably, or didn't want to do at all.

 

[General Lee]

Mainline flying would be those markets that will consistently and profitably support an aircraft with 150 seats or more.

Jon,

Do 717s have 150 or more seats? Wrong.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Jon Rivoli]

Jon,

Do 717s have 150 or more seats? Wrong.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Will you guys be operating them at a loss? Yes.

All of the operating costs of an MD-80, with 30% less revenue. Brilliant!

It has a common type rating with the DC-9/MD-80, but that is about where the commonality ends and at about 106 seats they will be a stone around Delta's neck until the next CEO opts to ditch them (how long are those leases?), probably in bankruptcy along with a refinery.

Bye Bye!

 

[B727FA]

I knew the BRS was a little slower a/c but sheese...you'd think they'd catch up to this news before now! LOL