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SkyWest ready to spread wings with bigger jets
Delta Connection: The aircraft hold 70 passengers, and bigger planes might be next
By Paul Beebe
The Salt Lake Tribune
SkyWest Airlines has started a slow upgrade of its Delta Connection fleet to larger aircraft with the acquisition of three 70-passenger regional jetliners earlier this month. It also expects to take delivery of two more jetliners in April.
Earlier this month, the St. George-based carrier added a trio of Bombardier CRJ-700 jetliners that will be stationed at Salt Lake City International Airport, beginning April 1. SkyWest will operate the jets under its marketing agreement with Delta Air Lines.
Another two CRJ-700s will join the SkyWest fleet next month and go into service in May, Chairman Jerry Atkin said Wednesday.
"Right now, there will be five that will be operated by SkyWest under the Delta Connection banner. Beyond those five, it's a bit uncertain. We do have 17 additional 700s on order for Delta, and some will go to Atlanta [to be operated by its Atlantic Southeast Airlines subsidiary] and some [probably] will go to Salt Lake," Atkin said.
ASA and SkyWest are subsidiaries of SkyWest Inc., which has close to 90 CRJ-700 jetliners. Until now, only ASA flew CRJ-700s for Delta, while SkyWest flew them for United Airlines under the United Express banner.
Atkin said even bigger aircraft may be in the works for its Delta Connection service. Delta is negotiating with its pilots for permission to hire regional airlines like SkyWest and ASA to fly jets with more than 70 passengers.
If the pilots agree, SkyWest could acquire 90-seat aircraft.
SkyWest is moving to larger jets because there is a need for them in some of its markets. And the cost of flying larger aircraft is cheaper, Atkin said.
Why would our pilots agree to that? The fate of the pension is not important anymore, since it will "very likely" be terminated. A big NO. And, doesn't SkyWest fly 66 seaters (really 70 seaters) for UAL with 3 classes? (First, econ plus, and coach) They can do it again with DL.
Bye Bye--General Lee
PS--I later found out this was not another thread, but part of the Delta Strike thread. 9rj9 brought it up. Thanks to him.
Delta Connection: The aircraft hold 70 passengers, and bigger planes might be next
By Paul Beebe
The Salt Lake Tribune
SkyWest Airlines has started a slow upgrade of its Delta Connection fleet to larger aircraft with the acquisition of three 70-passenger regional jetliners earlier this month. It also expects to take delivery of two more jetliners in April.
Earlier this month, the St. George-based carrier added a trio of Bombardier CRJ-700 jetliners that will be stationed at Salt Lake City International Airport, beginning April 1. SkyWest will operate the jets under its marketing agreement with Delta Air Lines.
Another two CRJ-700s will join the SkyWest fleet next month and go into service in May, Chairman Jerry Atkin said Wednesday.
"Right now, there will be five that will be operated by SkyWest under the Delta Connection banner. Beyond those five, it's a bit uncertain. We do have 17 additional 700s on order for Delta, and some will go to Atlanta [to be operated by its Atlantic Southeast Airlines subsidiary] and some [probably] will go to Salt Lake," Atkin said.
ASA and SkyWest are subsidiaries of SkyWest Inc., which has close to 90 CRJ-700 jetliners. Until now, only ASA flew CRJ-700s for Delta, while SkyWest flew them for United Airlines under the United Express banner.
Atkin said even bigger aircraft may be in the works for its Delta Connection service. Delta is negotiating with its pilots for permission to hire regional airlines like SkyWest and ASA to fly jets with more than 70 passengers.
If the pilots agree, SkyWest could acquire 90-seat aircraft.
SkyWest is moving to larger jets because there is a need for them in some of its markets. And the cost of flying larger aircraft is cheaper, Atkin said.
Why would our pilots agree to that? The fate of the pension is not important anymore, since it will "very likely" be terminated. A big NO. And, doesn't SkyWest fly 66 seaters (really 70 seaters) for UAL with 3 classes? (First, econ plus, and coach) They can do it again with DL.
Bye Bye--General Lee
PS--I later found out this was not another thread, but part of the Delta Strike thread. 9rj9 brought it up. Thanks to him.
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