Originally Posted by
pilotnbr1
Thats not why the XJET 145 fleet is shrinking. While there are many factors a big one is that XJET and Skywest Inc had an unprofitable CPA. So they had a multi prong approach to fixing this- which among the goals were to renegotiate a more favorable CPA and to go after performance incentives in the CPA. In order to accomplish this they meet with UAL and shortened the overall contract term (and got better terms) and plan to passively allow aircraft to fall off lease without pursuing a renewal. As a result the ERJ side of XJET is properly staffed and consistently produces some of the top performance in the UAL system.
XJT cancellations a couple of summers ago were most definitely a reason why XJT is parking airplanes or simply sending to other carriers, not saying it was the sole reason. You guys have shrunk to staff what you have, and the attrition will continue, thus you'll continue to shrink at least on the UAL side of the house. Believe, XJT will be a shadow of itself or maybe even "Comaired" within 5 years.