Let’s also remember that Bob Fornaro had Skywest doing flying for Airtran premeger. I don’t know if it was a CPA, pro-rate, or codeshare but it was immediately canceled after the merger due to the southwest pilot’s scope.
Now the ULCC model doesn’t necearily favor RJs but it was worth mentioning and it also means he’s not a stranger to outsourcing. Also remember that baldanza is on the board of Wow. They fly 321s into bwi and 330s into LAX.