Originally Posted by
APC225
It would have been exceptionally beneficial if UAL had been able to secure these flow back rights when they entered their RJ buy, regardless of how many were bought.
I can't remember for sure, but I'm pretty sure UAL didn't buy any RJ's. UAX carriers were responsible for purchase/lease agreements. In the 90's it created a round and round with some of the then all turboprop carriers. Something like this;
UAL: hey express carrier, we'd like you fly regional feed for us
Express carrier: we don't have the planes to do it.
UAL: you'll have to get some more planes and we can't commit to any agreement till you have the planes to do it
Express: we can't really buy/lease planes unless we know for sure that we're getting a check.
That's how it went for 1 of the then 3 UAX carriers at the time. AWAC may have been different due the on again off again/make up-break up-make up-break up style of dysfunctional relationship they had
The best UAL ever got on a concession round was the pref-hiring at the UAX carriers, no DOH or seniority, etc.