Originally Posted by Dash8Pilot

I don't think SKYW will be looking for concessions. CAL pays XJT's expenses plus a 10% margin per the CBA. My guess is that the SKYW/CAL CBA probably has a 6-7% margin. Further, the combining of some office functions like payroll and HR will lead to some savings which SKW can pass on to CAL.


Because they can have more flying by purchasing XJT, and have a new CBA to guarantee it. Why have 51 aircraft when you could have 153 or more?