Originally Posted by
air101
lol right. It's just the blame game. They fail to realize just how dire their financial position was when Inc purchased them in 2010, November 12th to be exact. The 7-year CPA that was signed was done in 2008, when SkyWest originally attempted to buy out ExpressJet, but failed due to the new CPA being signed with Continental at the time. They ended their independent ExpressJet operations and furloughed 347 pilots in 2008, I guess this is SkyWest's fault too. Fact of the matter is, ExpressJet had been on the decline financially ever since they were spun off from Continental in 2002. In 2005 Continental was set to reduce the fleet by 69 aircraft and that's when they got the bright idea to operate them independently. That was the beginning of the end.
What has happened or what could have happened in the past makes no difference to what is happening currently. Why it is being brought up is not in anyway constructive. It just causes hostilities and makes you seem like a douche. We are all owned by skywest Inc and they run the show. If one operation is performing poorly, it affects all of us under the Inc umbrella. They have control over all business decisions. Xjt managment is only responsible for the operational control of this side. You say xjt fails to see this and that. You fail to see that Inc is ultimately responsible for the financial health of both airlines. Also that you are not immune to financial woes spreading from one side to another. This is all a wipsaw game right now and you're buying in.