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The reason we are not getting new flying is because we are too expensive and can't compete with airlines like Mesa, GoJet, etc. Our guys can talk about our awesome performance and safety systems all day long, the majors don't give a crap about any of that stuff, its all about cost. They say our good performance has been recognized by our major partners. Great, thanks. If that would be the case, we would have gotten those new CRJ900s from DL, not GoJet. All these updates are a waste of time reading. Their only moral booster right now is EFBs, pretty sad.
It's the same crap they feed over at SkyWest. "Keep our performance up, our major partners will recognize us." "Our performance is what sets us apart." Problem is, as you alluded to, they don't care. It's all about cost. There's no way Inc is going to be able to drive down costs enough at SkyWest or ExpressJet to be able to meaningfully bid on new flying against the likes of Mesa, TSA, Compass, etc.. As long as those places can keep hiring, then that's where the flying will go. Sure, you may get little bits and pieces like 7 175 for AS or 15 145 for AA, but nothing substantial that's going to outweigh the downsizing that's set to take place on both sides.