Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Aren't there rumors of Mesa picking up 50 seaters? And by massive, you mean being the 3rd smallest regional?
I still will upgrade faster and make a LOT more money in 3 years at Mesa than any one in the same boat.
In case you haven't noticed, fuel is cheap. That makes the 50 seater economical again and, considering how cheap it would be lease with a massive surplus, TSA is in a good spot.
Mesa may be getting 50 seaters in the future as there is still a market for them. But as of right now Mesa only has 1 50 seater and the rest are 70/76 seaters, a large percentage of which are less than 10 years old, for both AAG and UAL with more of those to come.
TSA is a getting some extremely used XJT 50 seaters.
Oil is coming down which does make the CASM on the 50 seater better, but have you seen improvements for the PAX on those 50 seaters? At UAL we are adding wi-fi to all CR7 and EJET aircraft, nothing for the 50 seaters. My guess is because they are not in the long term fleet plan at UAL, but hey congrats on the upgrade!