I don't really have a dog in the XJET fight as I'm SkyWest Airlines, but;

I worked around Chip and Brad before and after Brad went to ASA. They are at best bitter adversaries and have always tried to secure the flying from one another.

But now Brad basically works for Chip and I've been told the atmosphere between the two is very different.

A couple of months ago Brad Rich was basically shown the door for failure to get XJET in line with costs, Chip is not going to make the same mistake.

2 weeks ago upper training managers from XJET were at the SkyWest hangar to get fully briefed on the EMB-175 training program.

I suspect contract negotiations will include the new airplane and sizable concessions or XJET as is known today will disappear.

SkyWest Inc. wants and needs a firm plan going forward and Chip has said directly to me, verbatim, "XJET isn't working".

Good Luck Gentleman, the thousands of coat tailing SkyWest pilots are counting on you!