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cbrown1 said:
Ill give you that one but skywest buying horizons assets just seems too extreme. What would happen to them?
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Same thing that happened to ACA and Alleghany, and is currently happening to Comair...
 
cbrown1 said:
Ill give you that one but skywest buying horizons assets just seems too extreme. What would happen to them?
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Would happen? How about is happening? How about Horizon jets, on the Horizon ramp, with Skywest crews? The only thing that's keeping what's left of Horizon alive is the inability to find someone to take the Q400 leases off their hands.
 
Nah... Skywest will buy Comair's assets, then offer preferential hiring to Comair pilots. Sorry guys. Sucks.
 
Maybe SkyWest is just following the lead of the legacy carriers. Buying other carriers and merging them to form a larger, stronger airline.
 
jetstream said:
Maybe SkyWest is just following the lead of the legacy carriers. Buying other carriers and merging them to form a larger, stronger airline.
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The last time a regional airline successfully made a name out of itself by absorbing as many airlines as it could in the shortest amount of time, was Allegheny, and well, look where they are now...
 
AntiJedi said:
The last time a regional airline successfully made a name out of itself by absorbing as many airlines as it could in the shortest amount of time, was Allegheny, and well, look where they are now...
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In this case I dont really see Skywest trying to make a name for itself, but just grab as much market share in the regional fee for departure game as possible. With only 3 main players in the regional industry (RAH, Skyw, Pncl) they will be able to gain leverage and charge more for their service. I can guarantee the price of regional feed will always be juuust a bit less than if a mainline carrier was to do it themselves.
 
amcnd said:
Don't think so... They are still choking on xjt... First loss in 25+ years... Doubt they are looking at anything right now. In 2 years maybe..
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Ya and what a shocker JCBA negotiations just started! Amazing what that LOSER CHIP CHILDS the accountant can pull off.
 
Skaff said:
Nah... Skywest will buy Comair's assets, then offer preferential hiring to Comair pilots. Sorry guys. Sucks.
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Not even preferential hiring, just preferential interviews. You know, to be told to go phoque ourselves to our face.
 
Skywest buying Eagle? Really don't see that happening. The price tag would be way too high with an enormous amount of unhappy employees and very high operating costs. (AMR complaint)

AMR divesting Eagle while Skywest slowly becomes an AA regional partner? Much more believable. And would only take four or five years to complete.

This business just gets worst and worst for employees. Good luck to us all.
 
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flyboyike said:
Not even preferential hiring, just preferential interviews. You know, to be told to go phoque ourselves to our face.
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I hate so say it, but I agree. A company like Skywest does not hire 100% of those interviewed. It would interesting to see these days what percentage do.
 
bri5150 said:
I love this "assets only" talk. You sound so proud about that type of deal. You understand that if an "assets only" deal takes place, you are screwing your fellow pilots, right? Also, what happened to 9E buying Horizon? Mark my words, if 9E buys them, I will want fair integration of their pilots.
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And since I have been preaching DOH with our deal I will say the exact same thing if 9E buys Horizon-and they are VERY senior.
 
On Your Six said:
When ACA decided to try that with "Indy Air" they got pounded by every Legacy. Just pounded. Gone. Go try it if you want.


OYS
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Wow, you mil guys just can't think outside the box, can you? I mean really? You think Atkins would try to duplicate indy? Wow, he's so stupid! How did he ever become a billionaire?

Or... maybe... he's going to wait for SWA to go national (oh wait, they already are), Virgin to merge with ... say Jet Blue, then he's going to get SkyWest some Airbus 319s and Bombardier C-Series then fill that niche in the West that all those former low cost carriers used to fill? Of course, all the RJ flying will be sent to the ASA/ExpressJet/Eagle/whatever airline he acquires next division.

But what do I know. I'm just a stupid girl.
 
Box,
Big Jerry ain't a billion, more like a millionaire. He is good, just a little bit better than all the others, he isn't a Herb K. SKYW made its mark by being a little better than the rest, and that happened because, EVERYONE, not just SGU did a little bit more than necessary to get the job done. Not so much anymore, SKYW pilots pioneered the Platinum Day, as well as Scheduled Sick Days, most of the rest of the employees have their own version of these days. Proof DEN ramp has a 40% no show on the first big snow day.
If SKYW were to go out on their own we would be in BK within a year. All the stuff that gets swept under the rug so profits can continue would be moot if we were on our own. Example, SKWY will run a flight 4 hours late so they get the completition under the contract, on your own, it becomes meaningless and cost prohibitive. SKYW is currently in contract exploitation mode, to have to go on our own would be an instant disaster.
PBR
 
Erlanger said:
Skywest to buy Horizon assets only but deal is several months away. Nothing to happen till there is a Q400 payscale in place. Skywest is only offering CRJ rates to fly it.
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So do you have a choice? Maybe QX can lower the bar so RJ rates look appealing. Crack that Whip!
 
If they acquire QX, the Q400 pay rates will come with it. The last time I checked, SKW was non-Union. That means they can publish any pay rate they want any time they want.
 
Remember Eagle comes with 70 seat (tail number specific) Scope baggage attached. Plus lots of debt on almost all obsolete airplanes and a abysmal customer service record. I'm sure Garton would love to peddle it off. He gets something like a 15 million dollar bonus if he does.

Fleagle is a dead duck.
 
skywest will take over Comair's airplanes. I have no doubt about that and because they are non union they will screw the pilots at Comair and only take the airframes.....
 
N813CA said:
skywest will take over Comair's airplanes. I have no doubt about that and because they are non union they will screw the pilots at Comair and only take the airframes.....
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With the current staffing levels at SKyWest, and ASA/Expressjet, I would not be surprised if they bought out Comair and took the pilots, but left the airplanes. Lots of crew cxls, and lots of double-time trips. SkyWest Inc is so short stafed, I don't see any aquisitions being feasable for quite some time.
 
Fubijaakr said:
If they acquire QX, the Q400 pay rates will come with it. The last time I checked, SKW was non-Union. That means they can publish any pay rate they want any time they want.
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The fact that a company doesn't have a union does not mean that it doesn't have agreements in place. My wife has no union at her job, but she has a contract that cannot be violated without consequences, for instance.
 
Draginass said:
Remember Eagle comes with 70 seat (tail number specific) Scope baggage attached. Plus lots of debt on almost all obsolete airplanes and a abysmal customer service record. I'm sure Garton would love to peddle it off. He gets something like a 15 million dollar bonus if he does.

Fleagle is a dead duck.
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Eagle will have no debt, particularly if AMR is successful in separating the airframes from MQ/NA.

The 700's are not tail number specific, and neither are the ATRs if anyone is wondering.
 
ASA_Aviator said:
The fact that a company doesn't have a union does not mean that it doesn't have agreements in place. My wife has no union at her job, but she has a contract that cannot be violated without consequences, for instance.
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Ask the next B6 guy how those PEAs are working out. Regardless of where wifey works, in the airline biz, without a CBA they can change pay and/or work rules at their whim.

Again, ask the next B6 pilot you see what the Company did to 5 pending LOAs when the Union drive started.
 

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