Originally Posted by
amcnd
Come to SKW. SFO will be easy to get. Don't let the negitive guys get you down. Were hiring 100 a month (well trying to). There is always 2 plans. Grow and shrink. Been that for a long time. But we always seem to go with the grow option...
What if it's not an option? What if so many leave that staffing what flying is left is impossible? What if UA makes good on getting used 320/737 aircraft to replace as many 50 seat aircraft as they can (announced recently) what if more contracts get taken by other regionals who can fly the routes for cheaper. Remember. Skywest is contract feed and in some cases, they don't have "options". They take what they can if it works for them. As it is, attrition is starting to outpace hiring capability. And SkyWest hasn't won a major contract in quite a while. Not a good sign. Might sound negative, but to keep thinking any regional can just choose to grow in the current market is naive at the least.
Additional info
"On the express side, we want to replace many of the 50-seat aircraft in our fleet today. To do this in a disciplined manner, we are continuing to explore opportunities in the used aircraft market (737,A320) to replace these aircraft without appreciably increasing our capital expenditures. In addition to taking advantage of the used aircraft market, we are making investments in our existing fleet to extend the useful life and better utilize the assets that we have, as demonstrated by our recent decision to extend the life of some of our 767- 300s.