Originally Posted by
Mildred Pierce
Agree. Is there a story here? Most of these planes are for replacement. I don't get the hardcore hatred towards SkyWest from Gloopy every time they are in the news. What are they supposed to do? Voluntarily go out of business in the hopes that all the flying goes back to mainline?
It is a threat to mainline jobs, that is probably why he gets all worked up. If they take delivery of all of the planes then stagnation at the Majors will continue for the next 20 years. A few of the majors will be left with nothing more than a few international routes (most of which will be flown by pilots not from US carriers) and coast to coast routes. Airline companies are positioning themselves to become nothing more than a ticketing agent.
Skywest is probably the best regional these planes could go to but can anyone imagine what the aviation landscape would look like if Skywest took delivery of hundreds of planes that hold over 100 people? Would you still want to be employed in this industry if that happens?