Originally Posted by
Serenity
A good friend of mine is a pilot and recruiter for Republic. Apparently Rick Leach has been visiting Republic's headquarters for the last eight days. Republic also just got a new LOA pushed through within a 16 day window for contract improvements, pay raise, and an MRJ pay scale. They are also pushing for coast to coast flying. This is from a credible source.
This is a rumor. ol' RickyBobby and I have discussed mergers at length, I told him it's not gonna happen. He's just playing golf over there. On the other hand, the Hawaiian flow is real, it's been on my desk for over a month, it's just needs my signature.