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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
True, but sooner or later there is going to be a conflict of interest. BB and his "mega carrier" will be competing directly against those carriers he currently has contracts with. As an example;
RAH dba UAX has a flight from DEN-IND using an E170
F9 ALSO flights DEN-IND using an Airbus.
United won't be thrilled that BB is competing directly against them.
Usually the arrangement in the FPD/CPA agreements between the "regional" and the legacy don't allow this.
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In all likelihood if gas remains high those contracts will soon start picking up the tab of that. I think he is simply diversifying revenue. United might be out of business by the time this deal is done for all we know. Most regionals have to start dealing with this future reality, he is simply doing it now rather than later. In terms of a non-compete he only really has one airport (DEN) to consider.
I would imagine BB has the blessing of his partners due to his successful whipsaw testcase at Midwest where he rammed his pathetic work rules and payrates down our throats. I would imagine they want him to be successful so they can cheaply outsource more of their domestic flying.