Originally Posted by
FlyingKat
Don't be surprised if Trans States is in the mix somewhere. Hulas has 27 145s to trade and United wants to get rid of 50 seaters. Also wouldn't be surprised if Compass and Trans States aren't integrated by the time all this is said and done. One thing's for sure, there's something big going on at HQ, and nobody's talking....
Most, of not all, of those 145s are flown on a pro rate agreement rather than a capacity purchase agreement. That flying is extremely cheap for United since TSA and United share the risks. It's so cheap, United will most likely keep those planes around for a while. I see no reason why United would give TSA 175s in exhange for parking 145s.