Originally Posted by
dovic91
Does anyone really think that UAL purchased a major stake in Expressjet, awarded them 175 flying, and put a simulator across the street from their training center just to have them fly 25 aircraft?
You are leaving out ALL the other lift expressjet provides.
The other part of the plan was to have TransStates and CommuteAir merge and be the 145 operator. Remember, just before this mess got started, all regionals were struggling to find applicants.
The TSA captain problem of captains is suspect as in not a valid reason to shutdown.
=12pt.
=12ptThe 175 was the long term future of the company, but XJT management saw an opportunity for immediate growth by taking on the TSA flying. There was no way to take on the "new" 145s and also staff the 175s, so a decision was made to gamble the future of the company on quick growth.
you had 145 airframes already sitting. You already had easy access to “growth”
The deal would have been a sweet one for most at XJT. There was going to be a pay raise and significant quality of life improvements for all.
Was This agreement agreed upon by people with NDAs but they showed it to the pilot group anyway?!? What? Or do you have inside information?
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I don’t think anyone here really knows United’s motivation.
On the macro side I think it was a simple as:
1. SkyWest stated to shareholders that unprofitable flying was going to expire and only resigned with profitability in mind.
2. Other uax 145 carriers started receiving those xjt planes as the contracts expired.
3. The other UAX 145 carriers could not handle the growth due to attrition.
4. United buys XJT because It makes financial sense.
5. United realizes it didn’t make financial sense.