Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
Yes...and that is why we should all be curious about CAL. Any CHQ guys have news about renewing the contract?? The 2-yr deal is also why SKW (who originally won the bid) turned it down. No sense in ramping up hiring and purchasing a/c for such a short contract - and worst case end up furloughing those same pilots in short-order. Our Midwest flying was signed on a 5 year contract - that's the lowest (as it should be) JA and company will take a risk for.
No, CAL is actually sueing CHQ for breach of contract, due to the poor start up of the operation as well as the poor performance during the first few months. That is NOT a knock on CHQ pilots. I am not blaming it on CHQ pilots! Its not their fault that B.B. had a **** poor Plan B when XJET told CAL they were keeping the airplanes. So please don't say I shouldn't blame it on the pilots, because I am not. So if SkyWest were to try to bid on flying, where would they get the airplanes. I really don't know of any regional that just has 50 seaters laying around. Not trying for an argument, just really curious as to how SkyWest would staff the flying. I guess maybe they would have more time to pull planes out of the sand it they needed to?