Originally Posted by
KirillTheThrill
Why would SkyWest or Mesa give up 175 sims to UA? Why would AAG give up 175 sims to UA? It wouldn’t be “pretty easy”, not even close.
AAG owns 4 175 sims. Plus twice as many CRJ sims.
There are E190 sims out there that are available right now.
It doesn't really take that long to buy a new sim and get it up and running. 18 months at the most.
Whoever owns the flying, owns the power. Sims are not very valuable if they sit there vacant and not able to be used. It isn't hard for a legacy airline to tell a regional what they need in exchange for a good contract. SkyWest/RJET really can't afford to lose the flying of any legacy partner right now.