Originally Posted by
Bricky
we're (Republic) fairly close to even on captains with upgrades every week or two it seems and we are flying a few of Mesas routes.
Since Im here, I don't think UA is buying Mesa. If they did they would have to buy gj and c5 and they don't want them either. Maybe some sort of real flow, but they would have to do that for gj and c5 and they arent announcing anything.
You're aware that UA already owns major stakes in both Mesa and C5, and part of the share stake in Republic, right? From a practical perspective, UA owns C5: they own the planes, the gas, the parts, the catering, the ops agents. C5 just provides flight crews and mechs.
You are also thus surely aware that if UA were to acquire *any* carrier they'd be required to operate those flights with UA FAs.
And finally, the only way C5 ever flies the 175 for UA is if someone else STOPs flying an equivalent number of 76-seaters due to scope limitations.