Originally Posted by
Phoenix21
Get Envoy planes reducing staffing needs in DFW as fleet plans get shuffled around forcing displacements/commutes to LGA/ORD/MIA and then open a base in DFW using the very same planes that you got from Envoy? How can that even remotely be considered anything but at their expense?
I don’t usually get into the “eff PSA” arguments, but if what you’re describing happened and I was at Envoy, I’d probably hate you guys. I can see why the Envoy guys aren’t happy about that idea.
First, flying has been shifted around since the existence of regional airlines. Envoy is no different. Pilots can claim the parent company can’t afford to do this anymore, but the reality is flying is being shifted around right now with at least 4 different airlines that I can think of just off the top of my head. And probably more as a few regionals consolidate in the coming years. To direct hate towards an airline that “stole” your flying that you never owned in the first place just shows you have no idea how the business world operates. There will be more Comairs. There will be more airlines that get the shaft like Envoy. And as Envoy will gladly tell you PSA will probably figure out how to screw us all once again. The day flying stops getting shifted around is the day regionals cease to exist, which I don’t think is ever going to happen.
As far as PSA taking over Envoy in DFW... that is not the rumor. The rumor is we may be merging with or taking Mesa’s flying. We both operate CRJs. We operate roughly 140 airplanes with almost 2000 pilots. Mesa operates almost 20 MORE airplanes with only 1200 pilots. Something is at play. Don’t worry. Envoy is completely safe in DFW. Especially with them undercutting the entire industry with their low wages. (Sarcasm with eye roll).