Southwest to buy Skywest?

[Ben Dover]

You heard it hear first.

The Boeing 737 will not be a commercially viable aircraft at some point in the future.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

 

[joe_pilot]

I've heard some pretty epic rumours on Southwest jumpseats. Methinks he was just yankin' yer chain.

Just spreading the LUV

 

[DontFeedTheBear]

I love it when say this! But hey don't bother to look at the Skywest balance sheet before you make such a statement.

Easy to turn a profit on "fee for departure" or "cost plus"!!! There is no "at risk" flying on the CRJ's at Skywest. Try some "at risk" flying and then tell me what the balance sheet looks like...

Yogi

 

[Eric]

Actually, I heard that SKYW was going to buy Southwest because the RJs don't make any money.

 

[viper548]

Easy to turn a profit on "fee for departure" or "cost plus"!!! There is no "at risk" flying on the CRJ's at Skywest. Try some "at risk" flying and then tell me what the balance sheet looks like...

Yogi

Mesa can't seem to figure it out

 

[RedDogC130]

I love it when say this! But hey don't bother to look at the Skywest balance sheet before you make such a statement.

Ok well, that is true, you can make money on flying RJs....Now try paying a RJ captain 175ish per credit and and FO 108 per credit and see how that pans out. I rest my case.

 

[rickair7777]

That rumor has been floating around SKW for months.

-Brett

No it hasn't.

 

[Papa Woody]

I can confirm this rumor.

 

[Erlanger]

Last stupid SW/SKYW rumor I heard was that a partnership was axed over Uncle Jerry not wanting to use the aircraft Southwest wanted SkyWest to fly. And even that one was ridiculous.

That's not ridiculous. Southwest wanted Skywest to fly the E170 and maybe the E190 and Jerry said no. He didn't want another aircraft type. Also there was disagreement over fuel. This is a true.

As far as Southwest buying Skywest....that's FUBAR!

 

[RJidiot]

Southwest is coming into ATL via the Trojan horse. They will buy ASA from Skywest. Skywest sees the writing on the wall with the upcoming mergers and reduced connection carriers and are looking to cash out. Southwest will dissolve ASA and use the gates to destroy Airtran. Airtran will go the way of Frontier in Denver. Delta will go the way of Pan Am. Southwest becomes Walmart.

P.S. This speculation is for entertainment purposes. Don't get your panties in a wad.

 

[BoilerUP]

That's not ridiculous. Southwest wanted Skywest to fly the E170 and maybe the E190 and Jerry said no. He didn't want another aircraft type. Also there was disagreement over fuel. This is a true.

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

 

[samballs]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

A friend of a friends sister told him, what more proof do you need. Plus that rumor was started during the ALPA VOTE.

 

[USC328]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

New SKYW payscales include E170/E175 on them. But I'm sure that is old news now.

 

[XPOO]

What proof (not rumor or innuendo) was there of this really ever happening?

Next time I see Uncle Jerry, I'll just ask him in person. That should settle this.

 

[capt1900]

Get in line if you all want a job at Southwest, you should know by now nothing is handed to you in this industry!

Heard today from a Southwest pilot that this is the new rumor over there... anyone else?

 

[spg2bmd]

Just want to say that this rumor is justifiied by a guy that knows a guy that says this was told to him by a guy that knows some shi%. Or.. it's crap, I have no idea. Just puttin a feeler out there.

 

[spg2bmd]

Im drunk.

 

[SKYWRJGUY]

Hm...

While a little tough to swallow (I don't think they need 737 airframes since they're deferring some growth), the second to the last paragraph is interesting.

Feldman, J. M. (2002). The king of the hill evolves. Air Transport World, 39(9), 36-40.

 

[Flip]

I was driving back from Vegas last night and I passed a car in which someone was on the cell phone. I was able to lipread part of the conversation and it appears that they were talking about this rumor and I can confirm that it is indeed true.

 

[Headfake14]

I was driving back from Vegas last night and I passed a car in which someone was on the cell phone. I was able to lipread part of the conversation and it appears that they were talking about this rumor and I can confirm that it is indeed true.

that was funny