Originally Posted by
Slowhawk
Well now, the partner they are negotiating with knows our ship is sinking and probably wants a much lower price as they know we have no ground to stand on when negotiating. That, and now the cat is out of the bag and there are probably other vultures competing for the same contract.
None of this was exactly classified info. I imagine it happens with every contract. Since all TSH really has to “sell” is the existing personnel and the ability to recruit, train, and manage (more or less) future personnel, it will either pencil out economically for Compass or not. If it doesn’t, I think it’s a death spiral for Compass. If they can’t compete with the economies of scale of a 56 aircraft fleet, they won’t be able to compete with a 20 aircraft fleet.
For that reason (and that reason alone) I believe TSH is giving it their best shot. Whether that will be successful or not remains to be seen.
In the interim, putting out apps is the prudent course of action.