Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
It was the right choice. There were not enough Q's to make the fleet efficient and the lease cost on those were more than what any other airline is paying.
Bedford had a start of the "next-gen" aircraft type, one that was growing in numbers, and instead of growing that business he cut it off at the knees. Only time & history will tell if that actually was the "right choice" or not.
Besides, F9 was in bankruptcy, right? Sounds like a prime time for lease renegotiation to me...