Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
It's common knowledge that they bid the Airways flying under cost. Only way they can do it cheaper than Mesa.
Common knowledge"? Bahahaha. Show me the contract. Oh wait, it's confidential, so I guess "common knowledge" really isn't that common. But then web forums wouldn't exist if people didn't just make stuff up to sound smart either.
Originally Posted by
snippercr
Careful paxhauler... we're dealing with a badass here.
Tony - as I said, they got it for a steal of a price - MAYBE at a loss. The general understanding at AA/AE (where I work) is that Skywest operates them at a loss. Now, over on the Skywest side, they may be taking AA to the bank for what they are charging. Who knows, but with the current climate of 50 seat flying, the price to operate those -200s would have to be pretty low, don't you think? Especially since the Skywest LAX deal is only a 4 year contract.
Oh yeah, I'm Billy Badass in the Internet. My momma must be so proud.
Here we go again: "general understanding" means nothing. Show me the contract. Oh, nevermind, it's confidential.
So which do you work for? AA or Eagle. Because you make it sound like they're one in the same.
Again, if people didn't make stuff up to sound smart, these forums wouldn't exist. Just fly the airplane and let the MBAs worry about this stuff. You're just a pilot like the rest of us.
So if its confidential how are you so sure they didn't take the flying at a loss?