Originally Posted by
CptMrgn
The funny thing is, BB had been telling people that the 50 seaters don't make money. They were on their way out of the picture long ago, yet everyone still clings to the notion that they are money makers. Now, thw 190/170's are becoming a drain. I know you have all those "secure" contracts with other companies, but what happens when those expire or are cancelled a la Mesa vs. Delta. It just seems that Shautublic is going to need Frontier a lot more than Frontier needs Shautublic, especially after you strike and other companies cancel your contracts or don't renew them.
First of all, make sure you know your facts about Mesa(Freedom) v Delta before you speak about contract cancelations and reference the two. 2nd, mainline carriers prefer the 170/75. Last time I checked RAH is the only company the flies and owns their own planes. You can't count the staffing company Compass because Delta owns the planes. If Delta, Airways, and United canceled our contract then who on this continent could cover the flying? Yeah, there might be a disruption and some contract clause, but I'm pretty sure BB and management know that too. Also, how can RAH fall back on an operation that's barely floating, still alive bacause of the FFD side?