Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
The other elephant in the room is if Envoy were to shrink, there is nothing to say that it would keep MIA as a base. NY flying came and went. It lasted as a base for what, four years this time around?
There are CURRENTLY rumors of RPA taking back the MIA flying. Can’t say that they are or aren’t accurate, for right now, but if Envoy lost the equivalent of all the 145 flying, I wouldn’t at all be surprised to lose MIA.
AAG likes to play shell games with its flying, which is why it keeps several WOs as well as contract regionals around.
If Envoy lost MIA as a base again, it would lose appeal for a large demographic of people, which would further hamper recruiting.
As I said, a shrinking airline is NEVER a good thing. Ask the guys at Compas, TSA and Express Jet.
What was the issue with RPA losing the MIA flying back to Envoy? IIRC it was something about their planes and being able to fly over water? Is RPA even able to handle more flying anyway, seems like every regional is losing pilots at rate greater than it can replace them.