Originally Posted by
flyingice
YSkyWest, one of the darlings of the industry, just posted a 14 million and change loss for 2Q2014. Horizons 2Q results weren't stellar, but the airline turned a profit. Playing the "Chase the Upgrade" game works great until your airline folds when you're in upgrade class...
Skywest airlines posted a profit and Expressjet posted a huge loss which amounted to a 14 mil loss for Skywest Inc, not Skywest Airlines.
I've never heard anyone (recently) bring up Skywest in a chase the upgrade comment. The most junior captain is over 7 years.