Originally Posted by
crflyer
Says right in the article that they’re being sourced from another Express carrier. United is removing all 25 175s from the ExpressJet fleet (to SkyWest) as Trans States winds down their operation and transfers their 145s back to ExpressJet.
Added, for accuracy. Along with a DEN base, apparently. Of which, when those planes where handed from XJT to TSA, XJT shut down the DEN base.
Originally Posted by
Vernon Demerest
I see a merger of Commutair and ExpressJet at some point and continued phase out of Republic bringing our number of UE carriers to around 4 before settling in at two or three longer term (one owned and one or possibly two independent). I kinda threw up in my mouth a little hearing that SkyWest was the beneficiary of XJT’s 25 ERJ-175s. XJT did a great job bringing this fleet online. I hope the best for the pilots of both Trans States and ExpressJet.
Was discussed elsewhere. Not like anything makes sense with regards to the regionals, but it seems like a merge with Commutair woul have happened when XJT was brought into the ManaAir fold. But who knows?
It's still a net gain in airframes for XJT. It'll be interesting to see how they staff it, unless the probable scenario of brining pilots over from TSA in some kind of "soft landings" scheme like SKW had/has, etc.