Originally Posted by ClickClickBoom

No black helicopters, Skywest is if nothing else expert at keeping stuff under wraps. Tight control and keeping things "in the family" means information control. While not every decision has been perfect, Skywest Inc employs 1/3 of the regional pilots in the industry, and by default flies 1/3 of the regional flying. Not bad for a mom and pop 135 operation. They didn't get there by luck, or by accident. Truth be told, I believe you guys were sold to clean up CALs balance sheet for the merger and UAL thought that Skywest could clean up the contract, and operation, absent that be their agent of choice to liquidate Expressjet. If there ever was a management group and legal team to effect this, it would be Skywest. Not wishing, advocating or promoting, this concept, just observing. Skywest has a pathological hate for unions and their pesky CBAs. The way I see it, they figure if Brad H. can't whip the situation into line, they will let UAL send a new hand down to observe first hand the situation and make the final decision. If the decision is made, my bet is SKYW will be "awarded" a few contracts that will allow them to recoup their losses and UAL will be able to "Comair" their problem without getting their hands dirty.
Again, not wishing, advocating, just observing and making an uneducated guess from the far sidelines, but I have spent a few years watching the executive group from inside the operation.