Originally Posted by
snippercr
My understanding was that AA got Skywest to do the -200 flying at a steal of a price, maybe even to operate at a loss for Skywest. They did that because Skywest knew those -200s were going to get parked and getting a carrier to agree to 50 seat flying when it is now the redheaded stepchild. With the -900s and other "Large RJ" airframes being the desired model of regional flying, Skywest can actually put a fair price on it, which probably shocks AA and thats why they walked away.
Your "understanding" about the 200s is incorrect. If you think SkyWest Inc will ever bid a contract below cost, you know nothing about SkyWest Inc.
IF (big if) this rumor about the 900s is true, it's probably because SkyWest named their price and AA shot it down. Which means they either go back to the table, or SkyWest places the airplanes with someone who WILL pay the asking price.
Originally Posted by
snippercr
There are other -900 operators out there who could do it for less and thats probably why it fell through.
Go ahead and name a few.