CHQ's management took a gamble and there is no guarantee they lost money on the deal. If the gamble pays off and they eventually do fly a 170 for cal it would have been worth the headache of setting up a new operation. Its too soon to tell if its ever going to pay off. If i was republic and i heard skywest was about to buy xjt i would have some serious issues to work out. Skywest was the first pick to do the 69 aircraft flying for CAL. They refused due to the terms and CHQ picked it up.