Originally Posted by
cybourg10
SkyWest is planning on this happening and is gearing up for it as we speak. One of the many reasons they bought XJT was for the leases on a bunch of gates that XJT had for 10-15 years in places like SMF, ONT, RNO, SAT, AUS, etc........They won't be doing it with new CSeries but with old 737s that they will "help" UCal get off the balance sheet. They want the routes like AUS-DEN to be all SKW with codeshares on multiple mainline carriers like Alaska but on a bigger scale. Watch out for tricky codeshare language in the next contract.
Skywest will be flying UAL routes with transferred 737's ? Can't wait to see that. UAL/CAL guys will then join AA pilots at the picnic table we're now at. DAL won't be far behind then.
A LOT of current regional guys are high-fivers it sounds like and are salivating at the prospect.