Originally Posted by MatchPoint

To clear things up, SkyWest Inc. is losing money but SkyWest Airlines is making money. We are the only profitable part if this group. As for relaxing scope, that will work in SkyWest and others favor more than Eagles. Also the LARGE majority of our contracts with UAL and DAL don't expire until 2017 and 2020 respectfully.

Yes we have a lot of 50 seaters but far less than many of our competitors and yes ASA/XJT's a competitor to SkyWest Airlines. Currently all of our aircraft including the 50’s are under long term contracts; if our partners want them gone they will have to trade the ships for others, wait for the contracts to expire or pay HUGE penalties. UAL’s been trading our 50’s for 70’s and every time they do they increase the length of the contract. Another fact is all of our aircraft are ours unlike many of our competitors and we also own the rights to our gates in SLC and many in ATL. This makes replacing us more difficult so as long as our cost remains competitive SkyWest will fly. But if our competitors file BK and decrease their cost then SkyWest will find itself facing a judgment day.