Originally Posted by
Braniff DC8
Or a distinct possibility, and hope for the crews, is the monies Swift gets, they buy the Eastern certificate. Swift wants/needs NGs and can get the order of ten. The MRJ order, two more years delayed, will be cancelled.
I will predict today that in the next 30-90 days, Swift will buy Eastern but do look out for others, Sun Country, Xtra or dare I say Silver, to make bids as well.
What Eastern needs is a fresh start, get rid of the cancer within (all the 36st. rejects) and hire competent personnel. A merger with Sun Country would be ideal, but they already have a nice niche.
Xtra is the same thing another 36st dump.
Silver, has a nice operation with going, am not sure they want to add jets to it.
Swift would be the only option I see.