Originally Posted by
todd1200
As a stagnant CRJ guy, I'd like to see some growth, but not at the expense of the ERJ guys. So ERJs get parked and we get new, big CRJs because we're cheaper and we're getting excited about that? The regional whipsaw game is exactly what's wrong with our segment of the industry, so we take offense when GoJet gets some of "our" flying, but we're more than happy to grow while L-Xjet parks planes?
Legacy ASA actually has the higher operating costs per block hour vs XJT. It is in the transfer and process agreement that replacement aircraft will be flown but xjt crews. A lot of people getting excited over nothing. It has been skywests plan to refleet xjt ever since the acquisition. A lot of legacy xjt guys do not see the need to rush a contract or SLI because it appears they are looking for sizable concessions without giving an inch on QOL improvements. It is a negotiation and skywest isn't giving anything and they want a lot.