Skywest proposes to XpressJet

[Capt. Caucasian]

When XJT lost those 69 airplanes they were cheaper than everyone else. Continental just wanted a new feeder airline to whipsaw no matter the cost. And cost it did...

 

[Flyin2low]

What synergies are there between Xjet and Skywest?

 

[ratherbeflyen]

Pessimistic, optimistic, realistic. You have to know where you stand.

Yup, we all know where you stand.... or lay as the case may be.

 

[skypine69]

Rivoli,
if you are so damn happy with where you work, why do you have a 737 type rating? Are you just getting the jump on when skywest gets guppies and you want to save them the training cost cause you are a company guy?

 

[sweptback]

I would be quite happy to see EXJet remain independant. ASA for that matter too. I have been a captain for a long time already and stand to gain nothing.

Sometimes it's not just about what is good for you.

 

[BoilerUP]

What synergies are there between Xjet and Skywest?

Best post in this thread yet.

Answer? Probably next to none.

Different fleet types, one union and one non-union pilot group, FAR too many 50 seat jets.

Skywest, Inc. would gain XJT's branded ops if they were interested, which they may or may not be. They'd also gain a large foothold into CalEx flying but would only be able to fly 50 seat jets unless CALALPA folded on scope...putting them into the same boat as RAH.

 

[ApocketA's_145]

Best post in this thread yet.

Answer? Probably next to none.

Different fleet types, one union and one non-union pilot group, FAR too many 50 seat jets.

Skywest, Inc. would gain XJT's branded ops if they were interested, which they may or may not be. They'd also gain a large foothold into CalEx flying but would only be able to fly 50 seat jets unless CALALPA folded on scope...putting them into the same boat as RAH.

what would it be for the pilot group, especially at xjet? is it a bad thing for something like this to happen?

 

[ratherbeflyen]

what would it be for the pilot group, especially at xjet? is it a bad thing for something like this to happen?

No one knows for sure, but ask the TWA guys what happens when you merge with a non ALPA carrier.

 

[PCL_128]

No one knows for sure, but ask the TWA guys what happens when you merge with a non ALPA carrier.

TWA was dealing with a possible 1113(c) filing. No comparison.

 

[ERJFO]

No one knows for sure, but ask the TWA guys what happens when you merge with a non ALPA carrier.

I guess you haven't herd of the legislature that was recently passed as a result of the TWA/AA merger, so that something like it can never happen again.

The link is copied below but it basically keeps an union's contract in place and allows for the ALPA merger policy between two ALPA groups or an arbitrated senority list between different groops. Never agian will it be lawful to dictate senority terms to a unionized pilot group like AA did to TWA.

http://www.alpa.org/DesktopModules/...px?itemid=12371&ModuleId=12565&Tabid=256#jump

In any case, I think a straight DOH integration would work fine for XJT and SKYW, don't you?