You can fly a ton in Newark if you want. I do. Most pilots commute and want to be as far away from Newark as possible. As vacancies open in Houston and Chicago, pilots bid out of Newark and create vacancies. Ideally you can move up the list fast.
Future upgrades and such, no one knows about for sure. The 25 Ejets we’re bringing on this year is almost equal to Commutair’s entire fleet. That’s serious growth, plus all the 145 and 200 flying.
Finally, don’t be surprised if Xjet and commutair eventually merge and this convo becomes a moot point.
And yeah, our contract and training and overall culture are far superior to commutair. We do far more diverse flying and see lost of places. I’ve been as far west as ABQ, all over Mexico and eastern Canada. We also get downtown hotels when we’re there longer than 15 hours. That’s a huge difference.