Originally Posted by
StaticPorts
They have one 175 that they are operating as a private charter. The paperwork and certification for that is complete. It’s flying/flew about 50hrs this month. Their 175 operation has no affiliation with United. Probably will be a long time before United considers giving some of their 170/5s to C5.
It might not be that long. Everyone has made public statements that 50-seaters are on the way out. That doesn't mean I would go to a 50 seat operator looking for a quick transition.
C5 is cheap and more reliable than Mesa. It also has the benefit of being exclusive unlike United's other partners(besides the union busting alter ego carrier from STL). Don't count them out.