Originally Posted by
FlyGuy2021
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.
So they give UAL those 170-190 sims and….. lose the flying anyways….. what the hell are you talking about? Do you think SkyWest/Rjet only contracts for UA? How would DL, AA, AS feel about SkyWest giving up training resources to UA for what exactly again?
Unfortunately regionals hold more power than you think, because unfortunately airlines like SWA, F9, and Spirit would have the legacy’s filing BK in a few years if they couldn’t utilize cheap regionals to hold their slots. Legacy’s can’t afford to run 73’s through every slot they own. Use it or lose it, the minute they give up those slots to the ULCC’s, it’s game over.