Originally Posted by
JetJock16
And one day it will happen to RAH just like it will happen to us here at SKW. RAH's lower cost isn't entirely due to their pilot groups blended BS FO rates. I do not agree with it as you do not but I have yet to meet an RAH pilot who likes their FO rates. They want to change them and they are in negotiations to do so.
As for one being a top tier and the other not, I think that’s the pot calling to kettle black. What do you think XJT did to ASA in LAX?
Whoa...XJT didn't underbid or out maneuver anybody to get that LAX flying. ASA was given a shot and their performance did not meet Delta's standard. You can blame whoever you want for that. SkyWest, due to their contract with UAL was not able to provide the feed that Delta wanted at LAX. Delta throws up in their collective mouths a little bit whenever they hear the word "Mesa". Comair...well who knows what Delta's plan with Comair is. RAH has made it well known that they are not interested in the 50 seat market any longer and XJT was probably the only carrier out there willing to give the shared-risk approach a shot. It had nothing to do with dirty tactics or underbidding. And to the best of my knowledge, ASA did not "lose" any work from the deal, just shifted it back to ATL. So really an apples to bowling balls comparison.