Originally Posted by
skiK2
I'm glad someone "might" agree with this.
SkyWest Airlines is more than likely, net, losing planes this year.
Over the next few years, 100+ airplanes are scheduled to leave the airline. Of course, they could find homes for these, but doubtful it will be every single airframe. SkyWest is at its most pilots it will ever be, so when SkyWest shrinks, upgrade becomes non existent.
The only way this airline changes if they blow up the current system and changes the "way its always been done". Many ways to do this, but none will fly with the senior group dampening the company as a whole.
It may shrink, but in the long term it may also grow. Right now looking at about 326 aircraft. Park all the 50 seaters and you're down to about 180 frames. Now toss in 100 175 and you're right back up to 280, with another 100 175-e2 in the pipeline, 200 options, and the 100MRJ. Now all these aircraft on order may never come to fruition but it certainly is possible growth is on the horizon, especially as the smaller regionals start to fold.