Originally Posted by
KSCessnaDriver
Flying gets shuffled all the time. OO getting 20 planes to replace 20 planes they already operate really isn’t a big deal. If it was growth, maybe it’s a big deal, but it’s status quo
The big deal isn't so much SkyWest getting a 20 plane fleet renewal. The bigger deal is that Delta is buying those planes for them. The by far biggest deal (and a really bad sign for us) is that GoJet got another contract extension. The Delta bean counters have had enough time to see what the increased costs are here with the pay rate TA and may well have decided the price went up too much and are looking at a different plan now.
Time will tell but going right back to full on hiring seems like a way to try to downplay this news, Think Kevin Bacon at the end of Animal House.