Originally Posted by
FlyingMaryJane
I believe it, you think Ual was done with just getting Xjet?? I see Ual buying up 1-2 more regionals and putting them all under the ManaAir umbrella, they will all be separate from eachother and all the regionals not under the ManaAir umbrella will lose all the Ual flying and Skywest will probably end up getting all the left over pieces. So, yea.. Mesa i think is toast
I have heard absolutely nada.
However, with Compass and its 36 175s being cut loose by DAL a deal with or acquisition by UAL and conversion to 70 seaters is pretty conceivable. If said deal is tied into Mesa or somesuch providing CRJ700 feedstock for the CRJ550 it becomes more conceivable. I do think UAL will want more 550s than have already been announced, and the only near term way to get them is conversions. We’ve got 300+ 50 seaters in the UAX fleet and that number can unfortunately grow a bit as mainline grows (see 1-c-1-a-(2)-(b) of the UPA if you are unfamiliar). Maybe nothing happens in regard to Compass, but I think it is a good bet that more 550s will find their way into the fleet as their operating costs are only marginally higher than current 50 seaters while their increased revenue potential should easily offset the extra costs.