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SkyWest never stood a chance to benefit from the new TA. That was obvious from the beginning when Delta extended the 140 CRJ-200s at Pinnacle.Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Regionals already pushing back against plan to park 50 seaters:
With about 150 jets at the various SkyWest operations there simply aren't enough 76-seaters to go around and make the 3-for1 RJ swap financially interesting to SkyWest.
Word is all of the SkyWest 50-seaters will move from DCI to USAir...
The SkyWest MRJs will need 80ish seats to be cost effective (capital cost). With CRJ900s leased by Delta there is no financial incentive for SkyWest to purchase MRJs other than for flying them for another carrier.
Most likely Skywest MRJs will enter feed service for American (then merged with USAirways)
With more than 76-seats, the first MRJ delivered to SkyWest will also cause SkyWest to cease operations for DCI, because of the Section 1 limitations on 76-seat jets.
The elimination of the 150 or so 50-seaters at SkyWest will help create more favorable 50-for-76-seater exchange ratios for the other DCI carriers providing the incentive for breaking existing contracts.
SkyWest wins because they get to go after a new lucrative Jumbo RJ contract at American...
Pinnacle will remain the sole 50-seat jet operator for DCI...
Eagle will most likely be hurt by all of this...
YMMV
Cheers
George