Originally Posted by What

I see you made the post and then you edited the most important details out of it.

Here is what you left out from your initial post.

This award comes at the end of a very long proposal (RFP) process. In order to secure the work, we committed to a very aggressive cost structure. I think it’s important for you to know that, because we’ve done a lot of work to get more competitive in a new world; and we’ll need your support and commitment to keep evolving moving forward. We have to keep the conversation open about ways we can become and stay competitive – because it will be up to us to decide if these aircraft become replacement flying or new growth. This is a new airplane, with new processes and new ways of doing things at SkyWest. Our industry has changed dramatically in the last few years, and now is the time to advance.


Be careful what you wish for, the days of SKW being SkyWest could be coming to a close. These RFPs have razor thin margins based on Pinnacle, Eagle, RAH and other cost. SKW will have to match those cost. You guys are correct that SKW was waiting to make a move, and they did but on what cost (literally). The United press release mentions that these aircraft will be replacement, so now YOU will decide who parks 50 seaters.

From United press release

"As United inducts the new aircraft into the United Express fleet, the company will remove some less efficient regional aircraft from the fleet. The E175s will consume less fuel per seat and will have less CO2 emissions per seat than the aircraft they replace."

I hope the best for you guys, but I have a feeling you will come to share the pain many of us are experiencing.