Originally Posted by
KiloAlpha
The SAABs make money hand over fist, you have been misinformed.Secondly why would they put a Q400 on an EAS route that normally sees maybe 40-50% load factors on a SAAB?
The Saab at Colgan only had a 2-3% profit margin BEFORE the recent $100 a barrel oil. The regional airline norm is about 5%. The Q400 is about a 5-7% depending on bonus incentives (fuel saving, completion, ontime etc).
I see a reduction in Saabs starting at the end of this year unless oil goes below $70 (dobtful).
If I were PNCL I would merge the companies for synergy, stop flying for Saabs at Airways, beef up United and CAL and give the pilots a contract.