Originally Posted by
TillerEnvy
Lol. Keep telling yourself that xjt is ready for 175's. Do people not understand what it takes to add an airframe? Do you not understand that these 50 planes are purchased by RAH and under contract with UA? A contract. As in, locked in.
So United can not break the contract if Republic can't staff the aircraft? They will just have a bunch of pretty looking E-175 paperweights all over the ramp sitting dormant and nothing United can do about it? Isn't this exactly what we are talking about here, Republic's apparent inability to staff it upcoming growth?
What incentive do the other Express/Connection carriers with no staffing issues have for covering the flying RJET already can't handle on May 6th, forget July 1st. There is none.