Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
come on man......if anything you said was true then ALL that would be flying the month of May and June would be 50 seat jets. Time for a reality check your job is in just as much if not more in danger than everyone else’s.
Kirby said he MIGHT park the 756 fleet and did it.....he said he doesn’t see a path forward for the 50 seat jet(for the recordDL said the same thing in their earnings call).....I would believe him. Some 50s will live but who will fly them? SkyWest has at risk flying which brings economy of scale
Compared to other regionals, XJT made significant cost reductions to reduce risk, i.e. ending the 175 flying and transferred that risk to SkyWest. The CRJ200s will be eliminated. The ERJs have another 10 years of lifespan. We are in a great position to due to our size—not too big and not too small. Larger regionals and majors will see the most pain in downsizing. We downsized in the good times, but now I anticipate we will end up with more opportunities in the months and years ahead.