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Old 06-19-2013 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
Never desired to work for SkyWest. Ever. That said, they used to be one of the better run regionals. I guess that's still true, although its hard to tell when they own almost every other regional (slight exaggeration).
Originally Posted by gloopy

And "Howard Hughes wanna be" may be an insult but its at least a thinly veiled insult. HH was at least cool to some degree. I don't know of anyone that says BB is cool. Many do say he reminds them of a cucumber, however. YMMV.

I think SKYW is a much bigger threat to go IndyAir II not only due to JA's ego, but also by the time they go live they'll be sitting on the better part of a billion in cash from the no talent legacy FFD gravy train. They will have far more "marketshare" wrapped up in staggered contracts that will force legacy airlines to fund their "core business" while they flail around playing Airport Tycoon with 120 seat E2's or whatever they end up playing with. RAH has a lot of similarities, but SKYW is simply way bigger in scale and will be a much more damaging competitor. They will bleed legacy airlines many billions before they whiz through their one.

They will fail, but they will hurt the legacy airlines far more than RAH before they do.
Every time you make a statement about SkyWest becoming the next IndyAir you show your ignorance.

SkyWest Inc. (Jerry as you say) will NEVER go “Stand Alone” in direct competition with our FFD partners. They understand they’re niche better than anyone else, that’s why they never made a move on Midwest or Frontier when they had the chance. The kind of at-risk flying SkyWest is pursuing and will always pursue is a true codeshare with our mainline partners. And our mainline partners love SkyWest willingness and ability to partner up and share more of the risk. This approach actually saves our partners millions, limits their losses and provides more efficient feed from a mainline standpoint. This is evident since our partnerships are increasing as well as our codeshare at-risk flying. BTW, SkyWest Airlines has been very profitable in doing so.

You also speak of Jerry’s ego but unlike Bryan “The Rev” Bedford who’s ego lead him to not only purchase Frontier and Midwest (shady to say the least) but also appear on TV in “Undercover Boss” and who addresses his minions frequently using biblical quotes. Jerry has never done any of the above and has never put himself out there. Yes he’s purchased a couple regionals and has done very well running them but he’s truly a very quiet / non-flashy guy. Other airlines have done the same but left carnage in their wake. i.e. Pinnacle (Mesaba and Colgan), RAH (Frontier, Midwest, Lynx, Mokulele) and Mesa (Freedom and Air Midwest) plus many more. Oh and Jerry’s a damn saint compared to Ornstein who’s a convicted business criminal, started Freedom A and shut them down along with Air Midwest. I won’t even get into his hotel or the Hawaiian:Aloha:Go! Debacles. Then there’s Hulas and GoJet. The list goes on and on but you say Jerry’s the one with the HH ego…………… amazing.

You, more than anyone else I have ever come across, have absolutely no clue how this industry works or how SkyWest Inc’s (Jerry and friends) positioning themselves for the future. Do yourself a favor and exit stage left.
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