You're a bright guy, I can tell by your ramblings. Ever heard of growing pains? SkyWest is one of the only companies that can take on a new code share without having real staffing issues that cause cancellations. Not only that but our relationship with Mgmnt is good, our relationship with each other is good and we perform well above average. Actually we’ve been the #1 performing regional in America for the last 3 years running. Yes it will take us a while to adapt, but we will and we will return to form.

As for MKE, most all of our new hires are headed there so we’re constantly performing IOE which, as you should know, slows down efficiency because we’re “TRAINING” newbie’s! Once they’re fully trained performance will improve. By the time our contract gets into the second year our performance will be that of a regional that has deserved its 35 years of success. If in 5 years Midwest or AirTran decides to bring the flying back in house then that’ll be fine, after all our industry’s based upon code shares that constantly change.

So, if Midwest signed with SKW to make themselves less attractive to AirTran? No wait, that statement is BS in itself, since AirTran came to St George to meet with JA to discuss how SKW could assist AirTran in meeting their future goals when and if they're successful with the purchase. Remember that there is no conflict with DAL, UAL or Midwest as long as we don’t domicile for another carrier at the same airport, doesn't mean we can’t operate for another carrier at the same airport (i.e. We fly for all three at MKE). We operate for both DAL and UAL at almost all of our airports while respecting the domicile clause. Nothing can stop us from doing the same for Midwest and AirTran.