Originally Posted by
BigZ
heard that a number of times and it is as improbable as it gets. In order to "own" a STC G7 would need to have been the one to develop and test it. Something tells me Bombardier most likely did that.
It is more correct to say that the person who paid Bombardier or whoever else to do the work owns the STC, and from what I've heard, that's G7.
AW will likely not be able to get 550s as that would create a competitor to G7, unless Hulas and AW agree to a merger, because everyone knows Hulas wants out of the business and that may be the leverage he uses to get a merger done (i.e. "I won't sell you the STC, but if you agree to buy out G7, the STC will go with the sale and you get to keep flying").
I would expect some kind of merger or buyout between AW and G7 in the next year, and certainly before AW's CPA with UA is up.