Originally Posted by
rickair7777
If I were running a big regional, I'd own a couple sims and keep them mothballed in a building near FS. That way I could instantly ramp up throughput and be at a huge competitive advantage every 5-7 years when these growth spurts happen. And I wouldn't rent them out to anyone else either.
Sims cost in excess of 7 mil, buildings aren't cheap either. Which is why you aren't running an airline. Pretty sure Inc owns all the SLC CRJ sims, and that isn't solving their problems. The industry is facing a pilot shortage that hasn't occurred since the mid '60s. They are 2 generations of management away from the collective memories that remember how that one played out.
Buying a few sims may work for the military who just take C130s full of cash and lose them. Private industry is slightly different.