Originally Posted by DBono

I think you're right about the long term strategy, but I think it will take a long time to play out. The thing Mesa has that XJT doesn't is a large stable of 175 pilots who are ready to fly tomorrow. It's going to take a long time for XJT to hire and train enough people to staff the 30 175's that are coming available for re-assignment now/soon. Mesa owns 18 of the 175's they are flying for UA out of IAH. 12 of the others have agreements in place through Dec 2023. So there are 30 that could be considered "in play" in the near term. Considering that more new 175's at XJT might just be replacing large CRJs from the UA fleet, I don't think the Mesa 175's are going anywhere soon, assuming Mesa can staff them.