Originally Posted by
OnTimeEveryTime
Point of order - TSA was set to get a new United contract back in 09/10ish. Sent out recall letters to our furloughed pilots. My understanding is XJT undercut the bid at the last minute and offered to use the aircraft from their recently mothballed self branded airline and fly at a loss - thereby saving more money than simply parking those aircraft. When that contract ended and XJT/SkyWest no longer wanted to fly for a loss - the contract was awarded to TSA. Also prior to this point XJT had never had an United contract (Continental of course but not United) whereas TSA had an established relationship with United. So from my point of view XJT “stole” the flying in the first place that TSA is now being accused of “stealing”.
My personal feeling is that there is no TSA or XJT or Republic flying - it is all United flying and we can’t bicker between ourselves when United bids us against each other looking for the cheapest operator.
#InUnity
Point of order: Continental paid Skywest to do due diligence in order for Skywest to provide an offer to buy XJT. Skywest was able to look at XJT’s books. In order to proved Skywest more leverage, Continental exercised a clause in the CPA with XJT and gave notice to XJT they were giving them the 12 month notice of winding down XJT and a complete transfer of all 244 aircraft to Skywest or alternatively provide Continental the same deal Skywest was offering. Once Skywest did their due diligence, they offered to buy XJT but they put contingencies in the offer which included the pilots taking a 16% pay cut and not to get rid of the contract section that would’ve forced a seniority list merger of XJT/Asa/skywest. The pilots negotiated with Skywest but were unable to come to an agreement. Instead of winding down, XJT signed the CPA Skywest negotiate with Continental (which had the 16% concession assumptions built in) and so the losses under the CPA started. With the 30 xjt branded 145s, xjt was able to enter into an agreement with United. Shortly thereafter, the UAL/CAL merger was announced. In other words, it was all pre-planned by CAL/UAL.
Many years later, United decided to transfer the 145s XJT was operating to TSA and CMT. If there are any non-xjt 145XRs operating, they were ALL originally XJT operated since they were the only operator who ever flew them until they were transferred away.