I've worked for both. ASA has older aircraft and big maintenance problems, which constantly makes them a Not On Time airline. Not dishing here, just the truth. I regularly expected flts to be late, which was due to maintenance issues and a/c swaps. The management at ASA needs to fix some things. Perhaps now though with Skywest, things will improve. Good airline, but needs improvement.

XJT has a good management team. They recently decided to keep all 69 a/c from Continental, so now it's up to Continental to come up with other a/c to fly those same routes. XJT has plans for those a/c already. They are hiring a lot, money in the bank, hiring out services to show other airlines how to manage gates and SOCC and a good balance sheet. Anything is possible in this industry, but for right now, they are starting to shine.