Originally Posted by
gloopy
All good points, but none answer the question(s) about what will/can happen WRT SKYW operating non permitted types as well as the ATL gate issue.
There's lots of answers to this question, but few actually seem to address it. That alone is interesting.
The status quo will be maintained, that's really the best answer. Skywest will cancel the MRJ order in my opinion, too much risk to shareholders involved in it. Mitsubishi is facked if you ask me.
In the extreme case, I suppose Skywest could spin off an alter-ego carrier, and jv/codeshare with it, but that is a real gray area. I don't think you could fight that at the NMB, it would be up to Delta management to sue or not, they probably would if it was competition.