What's Going On at SkyWest Inc

[Iflyamouse]

First BR gets demoted at the Inc. level. Then KB (VP of Ops at OO) "retires" effective immediately. (Who are we kidding, nobody retires "immediately" after 40 years). Now BH (Pres of EXJ) is suddenly "retiring" too???

Methinks these "retirements" are not a coincidence.

 

[gojo]

First BR gets demoted at the Inc. level. Then KB (VP of Ops at OO) "retires" effective immediately. (Who are we kidding, nobody retires "immediately" after 40 years). Now BH (Pres of EXJ) is suddenly "retiring" too???

Methinks these "retirements" are not a coincidence.

Then what is it? Come on, keep going.....

 

[Freebrd]

Ooh another rocket scientist! Coincidence really. They finally woke up at the brain trust and realize their boy BH was in way over his head. BH let CT basically run the deal and between these two ASA/XJT went down the tubes. Just now starting to get better. Of course winter is not here yet either! BS is trying to hold things together and he's probably the only sincere management weenie over there at the big blue hangar. Get your popcorn ready!

 

[Jon Rivoli]

Transitioning to the new business model. Fee for departure is done.

 

[XPOO]

First BR gets demoted at the Inc. level. Then KB (VP of Ops at OO) "retires" effective immediately. (Who are we kidding, nobody retires "immediately" after 40 years). Now BH (Pres of EXJ) is suddenly "retiring" too???

Methinks these "retirements" are not a coincidence.

How many years would have been acceptable for a person to retire and not raise red flags? 50? 60?

 

[79%N1]

Transitioning to the new business model. Fee for departure is done.

So, what is coming in its place?

 

[XPOO]

So, what is coming in its place?

Multiple codeshares on pro-rate routes, ala Silver Airways.

 

[Jon Rivoli]

Multiple codeshares on pro-rate routes, ala Silver Airways.

This. It is the only way to increase revenue.

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Night of the Long Knives.

 

[homerjdispatch]

KB didnt retire and walk out the door... He is still here, transitioning the new VP. He stated after 40 years and at age 62 it was time to retire. Love the conspiracy theories!

 

[Russ]

Klen had a couple of kids later than most, now he can do the hunting, fishing and offloading he likes with them while he's relatively young.

 

[WalterSobchak]

Multiple codeshares on pro-rate routes, ala Silver Airways.

This has been Chippy's dream for years. He was talking about transitioning to this model back in 2008. I just think he screwed up by not going after a new large turboprop for such an operation.

 

[amcnd]

Because everyone want large tuboprops!! I.e. UA getting rid of them.... Horizon will be the last one standing with large q400's in the US...

 

[Smoke Toliet]

CT and that broad he put in charge on scheduling set that company back 15 years with complete ineptness and stupidity. It's a credit to the crews that no aircraft ended up in the dirt after the way they were running things.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

So, what is coming in its place?

A new fee for departure program, but it will be based on common core math principles.

 

[WalterSobchak]

Because everyone want large tuboprops!! I.e. UA getting rid of them.... Horizon will be the last one standing with large q400's in the US...

If the idea is to, indeed, move toward non-branded, multi-code operations in smaller cities/short-hops/slightly-harder-to-get-to places, a large turboprop makes infinitely more sense than an E170 or CRJ7.

 

[amcnd]

If the idea is to, indeed, move toward non-branded, multi-code operations in smaller cities/short-hops/slightly-harder-to-get-to places, a large turboprop makes infinitely more sense than an E170 or CRJ7.

Have you seen the cost of the Q400?? More then a 175/900...the intent is to "get back into the RFP game". Not doinking around on a few small prorate citys...

 

[brokedash]

If the idea is to, indeed, move toward non-branded, multi-code operations in smaller cities/short-hops/slightly-harder-to-get-to places, a large turboprop makes infinitely more sense than an E170 or CRJ7.

Hmm...and UA just awarded 50 new 175's to Rjet to replace 31 Q-400's...