Originally Posted by skigambia

The way I see it is this. There is a reason why the negotiations have been sped up. There is a reason why they replaced SH with CT. There is a reason why Skywest Inc has put pressure on both sides to get this deal done. The reason is not because the cost of having two seperate sides is too much, it practically costs them nothing. Knowing that Skywest Inc is the only regional that has a strong credit rating, and cash reserves to go out and make some noise, combine that with the recent events that have made some of Eagles and Pinnacles along with some USAir flying up for bid, I have to believe that INC wants this done to make a play for more flying.
You can vote no, in the belief that it shields the ERJ pilots, but I honestly be it would be closing the door to a decent amount of growth.