Originally Posted by
ImperialxRat
They don't want the E190-E2, they want the E175-E2, and Skywest does have orders for those that they currently cannot take delivery of unless Delta/United relax their scope on weight limit. The E175-E2 said it would be ready for delivery in 3 years.
Lots of people don't know that DL/UA scope also protects AS pilots.
DL/UA contracts with OO forbid OO from operating any jets for ANY other partner which exceed DL/UA size/weight limits. Don't recall all of the nitty-gritty but that's the gist of it. Possible work arounds exist, but OO has not shown any interest in alter-ego certs, ever, and they are just now extracting themselves from the decade-long XJT/ASA acquisition debacle.
That only applies to DCI/UAX regionals of course, so QX could presumably fly anything? But a wholly owned regional with no competitors (due to DL/UA scope) might not be very cheap in the long run.
AS better get some scope while they still have top cover from from DL/UA. It's not worth quite as much to AAG right now.