Here are a couple of things that might deter a buyout from Skywest. Although, if the price is right, all bets are off.



D. Successor and Mergers

1. This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor or assign of the Company unless and until changed in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. For purposes of this paragraph, a successor or assign shall be defined as an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets or equity of the Company through a single transaction or multi-step related transactions which close within a 12 month period.

2. No contract or other legally binding commitment involving the transfer of
ownership or control pursuant to a successorship transaction, whether by sale, transfer or lease of the Company or substantially all of its assets, will be signed or otherwise entered into unless it is agreed as a material and irrevocable condition of entering into, concluding and implementing such transaction that the rates of pay, rules and working conditions set forth in this Agreement will be assumed by the successor employer and employees on the then current Pilots’ Seniority List will be employed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall give notice of the existence of this Agreement to any purchaser, transferee, lessee, or assignee of the operation covered by this Agreement or any substantial part thereof. Such notice shall be in writing, with a copy to the Association, at the time the seller, transferor, or lessor executes a
definitive agreement with respect to a transaction as herein described.

3. Unless otherwise agreed, the following provisions shall apply in the event of a successorship transaction in which the successor is an air carrier or an affiliate of an air carrier, or a transaction in which the Company acquires control of another air carrier; and

a. The integration of the seniority lists of the respective pilot groups shall
be governed by Association Merger Policy if both pre-transaction pilot groups are represented by the Association. If the other pre-transaction group is not represented by the Association, Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions ("LPP") shall apply. The successor or Company, as appropriate, shall accept the integrated seniority list, including any conditions and restrictions, established through Association merger policy or LPP proceedings, as applicable; and,

b. The respective pilot collective bargaining agreements shall be merged into one agreement as the result of negotiations among the pilot groups and the successor or the Company. If a fully merged agreement is not executed within 9 months from the date a final and binding integrated pilot seniority list is issued, the parties shall jointly submit outstanding issues to binding interest arbitration; and,

c. The aircraft (including orders and options to purchase aircraft) and the operations of each pre-transaction airline shall remain separated until such time as both pilots’ seniority lists are integrated and the pilot collective bargaining agreements are combined in accordance with paragraphs D.3.a. and D.3.b., above; and,

d. Pending the merger of the pre-transaction carrier and the pilot collective bargaining agreements and seniority lists, no pilot on the Pilots’ Seniority List shall be reduced in status or pay category as an effect of the merger, purchase or acquisition.

4. The following additional requirements shall be applicable in the event of a merger, purchase or acquisition involving the Company, regardless of the identity of the surviving carrier or whether formerly separate operations are to be integrated.

a. Unless and until any operational merger is finally effectuated, the Association will continue to be recognized as the representative of the
pre-merger Company pilots, so long as such recognition is consistent with the Railway Labor Act and any applicable rulings or orders of the
National Mediation Board. Recognition of a post-merger representative shall be governed by the Railway Labor Act and by any applicable rulings
or orders of the National Mediation Board.

b. Subject to applicable securities and other laws and regulations, the Company will review with the Association the details of any material agreements relating to successorship transactions in a timely manner, provided that no financial or other confidential business information need be disclosed unless suitable arrangements are made for protecting the confidentiality and use of such information.

c. The Company or surviving carrier, if different than the Company, shall meet promptly with the Association, upon request, to negotiate the
implementation of the requirements of this paragraph.