Originally Posted by
FNietzsche
There are some really interesting thoughts in this thread. I agree we'll probably never know the real reasons for the 175s going away, but it is frustrating to not know why, especially after such a great effort by so many here to stand up that fleet.
I wanted to add one thing regarding UA making the decision to put in that 49% stake. What are the chances UA mgmt was concerned about certain regional airlines getting so large, with so much market share, that they'd have too much bargaining power? I'd be interested to hear the group's thoughts.
Be well all.
I will say your theory isn’t far fetched. In 2018, RPA wanted to purchase Compass. But TSA, was only willing to sell if RPA bought all 3 (GoJet, TSA, and Compass). They were closing in on a deal when RPAs shareholders (DL, UA, AA) pulled the plug. Rumor had it they did bc they didnt want a regional having that much power and it would take away several companies bidding against each other. I think they would prefer a company go out of business than merger.